DigameXtra No. 2730 Tuesday, March 12th, 2024

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Alain Pérez & La Orchestra: Thurs, 14 Mar 9pm
G10 Theater, Calle Cárcel Baja 10, Granada
Regarded as a musical genius, the Cuban bassist and singer Alain Pérez is a luminary on the salsa, Latin jazz and flamenco scene.
Info & tix: https://entradium.com/en/events/alain-perez-la-orquesta-en-g-10-granada


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La Térmica and ELCAMM’s travelling show ‘The Story of Jazz Never Told’: In Algarrobo on Friday 15th March. The event will take place at 20:00 in the Escalerilla Park in the municipality of Algarrobo and admission is free until full capacity is reached. Under the direction of Tete Leal, musician, composer and founder of ELCAMM (The Centre for Modern Arts and Music of Malaga), this show seeks to bring the rich history of jazz to audiences of all ages, promoting a dynamic and interactive appreciation. With the participation of a Gospel Vocal Choir, a Mini Big Band, a narrator and several actors, the presentation aims to encourage respect and enjoyment of live music. An event that celebrates the greatness and diversity of jazz. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-termica-trae-este-viernes-algarrobo-el-espectaculo-la-historia-del-jazz-jamas-contada/

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Raimundo Amador- Flamenco & Blues: Friday, 22 March 8pm
Teatro Del Soho Caixabank
C/ Córdoba, 13, Distrito Centro, 29001 Málaga
The Sevillian flamenco and blues guitarist, as well as composer, singer and arranger, Raimundo Amador, brings in concert his latest album to date. Entitled “60 Aniversario. Directo en Casa” was released in 2020 and features collaborations with artists such as Buika, Sorderita and SFDK. Raimundo’s shows often feature unannounced guests- flamenco legend Tomatito is known to drop in for a song or 2 if he is in town..
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SPAIN

The PP takes the Koldo case to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Anti-Fraud Office: {Translation, summary}
– Throughout Monday, the Partido Popular will formally register its complaint about the Koldo case with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the European Anti-Fraud Office. As explained by the Secretary General, Cuca Gamarra, all the information available so far on the alleged corruption scheme that affects “the heart of the PSOE” will be attached so that both bodies can investigate it.
– Almost three weeks after the case came to light, the PP promises to go “all the way”. So much so that they will once again dominate the parliamentary agenda this week with all the unknowns that revolve around the plot in the face of the “silence, opacity and counterattack” of Pedro Sánchez’s government, which applies the “policy of self-defence instead of assuming responsibilities”.
– Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s number two insisted that “it was not four rogues” who were involved in the alleged plot, but “something structural within the government of Pedro Sánchez”. For this very reason, they will take advantage of the control of the Government that takes place both in Congress and in the Senate to launch again those questions that they consider that the current ministers and senior officials have not wanted to resolve.
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5226243/0/pp-lleva-caso-koldo-ante-fiscalia-europea-oficina-lucha-contra-fraude/

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Yolanda Díaz wants to monitor your working hours in real time: {Translation}
– Yolanda Díaz wants restaurants to close earlier. The Minister of Employment seems to care little about what the owner of the premises or their customers think, who are the real authority to decide whether these hours make sense or not.
– The priority for the founder of Sumar is that waiters and cooks should be able to enjoy their free time because working after 10 p.m. “affects mental health”, she has declared in recent days. However, following Yolanda Díaz’s ideal, we don’t know where the waiters are going to enjoy themselves when they leave work… because everything would be closed. They will have to go home (where there may be no water until morning).
– But Yolanda Díaz has more plans. She also wants businesses not to open on Sundays or public holidays and, very importantly, for all workers in the country to work less than 40 hours a week for the same pay. Why should we take into account the productivity of a company if we can intervene by law? Specifically, Yolanda Díaz wants the maximum number of hours to be worked this year to be 38.5 hours a week, and by 2025, for the law to reduce it to 37.5 hours. This is yet another cost overrun for companies to add to the long list of outrages that the government is inflicting on them.
– And how is the Ministry of Labour going to ensure that its costly idea is implemented? Well, by intensifying the control of working hours, the tool that the government imposed a few years ago to control overtime and which has not been very successful. Yolanda Díaz’s new idea is that her inspectors will be able to remotely access the companies’ time recording system to find out in real time how many hours are being worked. In other words, we are looking at the absolute control of the company and the workers. The Big Brother of working hours is about to begin. Source, Spanish: https://www.libremercado.com/2024-03-11/yolanda-diaz-quiere-vigilar-tu-horario-laboral-en-tiempo-real-7105809/

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The DGT will monitor the correct use of seat belts and child seats this week: {Translation, summary}
– The Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) will reinforce surveillance on the correct use of seat belts and child restraint systems, known as child seats, from this Monday until Sunday on all types of roads.
– It is a special campaign, in which Guardia Civil traffic officers, regional and local police will participate and supervision will be intensified from the air and through the 245 cameras placed both on conventional roads and on high occupancy roads, according to the DGT on Monday.
– This campaign is in addition to that organised by RoadPol (European Road Policing Network), which seeks to highlight the importance of these systems within the European Union.
– The DGT has warned that there are still “a significant number of drivers and occupants” who do not use restraint systems or use them incorrectly, despite the fact that it has been scientifically proven to be the most effective measure for protecting vehicle occupants in the event of an accident. In the case of child restraint systems, which are more complex to use than seat belts, there is “a high prevalence of incorrect use or use of systems that are not appropriate for the size of the child”.
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5226355/0/dgt-vigilara-esta-semana-correcto-uso-cinturon-las-sillitas-para-ninos/

MALAGA PROVINCE

Malaga’s reservoirs now have more than 100 cubic hectometres of water: {Translation, summary}
– The reservoirs have now surpassed the 100 cubic hectometre mark. The latest rains have increased the amount of water in the reservoirs of Malaga after months of decline. The storm of recent days has reactivated streams that were dry and has caused, as happened this Saturday, tributaries such as the river Turón in Estepona to overflow.
– The contributions from the rainfall have mainly reached La Viñuela, which in the last week has gained 1.92 hectometres (other sources say it gained 2.24 cubic hectometers) and is now at 9% capacity, while in the case of La Concepción, which supplies the Costa del Sol, there has been a gain of 2.05 hectometres. The Conde del Guadalhorce reservoir has also received an increase in water over the last seven days, rising from 12.31 cubic hectometres of water registered last Sunday to the 13.97 hectometres recorded by the Hidrosur network this day.
– At the other extreme are the reservoirs that have lowered their level. Fortunately, only one in the province of Malaga. The Limonero reservoir, which is currently at 22.34 of its full level. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/pantanos-Malaga-lluvias_0_1883211958.html

ALGARROBO

Algarrobo will celebrate Dog Day with an exhibition of the Rescue Fire Unit that participated in the Moroccan earthquake: {Translation}
– The Deputy Mayor of Algarrobo Costa, Francisco Marín, this morning presented the activities planned for Dog Day. This is a new day in the municipality which has been organised by the Mayor’s Office together with Doggie Land.
– “There are many neighbours and visitors who are dog lovers and during this day they will have the opportunity to introduce their pets, find out about their care and enjoy the exhibitions we have prepared,” said the deputy mayor.
– The day will take place on the 17th of March on Av. Torre Ladeada next to the Tarta in Algarrobo Costa. It will start at 13:00 hours with a canine competition with different categories: Best Male, Best Female, Best Puppy, and a children’s competition where children can present their pets. Those interested in taking part can register on the same day from 11:00 a.m. at the venue for a donation of one euro.
– The highlight of the day will be from 13:30 hours with an exhibition of the Fire Rescue Unit of Malaga (GERCCMA), specialised in rescuing people with the Arcón Method. “This is the unit that helped in the last earthquake in Morocco and they are going to carry out a simulation of a spectacular rescue that we will be able to experience live and direct, so I encourage you all not to miss it because it will leave you speechless”.
– From 16:00 hours there will be an exhibition of dogs with great skills so that we can see how far a good training can go with Funny Dogs. At 17:00 there will be the award ceremony for the Best Dog in all categories. “All the winners will receive fantastic prizes for their pets,” said Marín.
– Axarquía Animal Rescue will set up a stand during the event to raise funds for the care of abandoned animals and to inform those interested in adopting dogs and cats.
– The day will be entertained by the band Duo Golden Cuba and a large food and drink stall. Part of the proceeds will be donated to an animal shelter. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/algarrobo-celebrara-el-dia-del-perro-con-una-exhibicion-de-la-unidad-de-bomberos-de-rescate-que-participo-en-el-terremoto-de-marruecos/

MIJAS

Weekend storm and waves take big chunk out of popular Costa del Sol beach:
– Mijas town hall had been predicting what could happen given the dynamics of the sea currents and storms of the last few days. And in the hours of late Friday to early Saturday its fears were confirmed: the sea has taken a big ‘bite’ out of El Bombo beach leaving a steep step, damaging the Nacho beach bar and beach infrastructure. Early on Saturday morning, the mayor, Ana Mata, shared images on her X social media profile , demanding solutions for the Mijas coastline from the Costas beach authority.
– At the scene of the damage, the councillor for Beaches, Daniel Gómez, told SUR that last week the council requested permission to dump 13,000 cubic metres of sand in the area, which had already been depleted. “We were refused permission, saying that analyses had to be carried out first. And now it is no longer 13,000 that is needed, but 200,000”, he added. Full article & photo credit: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/mijas-fuengirola/weekend-storm-and-waves-take-big-chunk-20240309093215-nt.html 

EUROPE

Portugal’s conservatives win election as far-right surges:
– Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won Sunday’s general election, though it was unclear if they could govern without the support from far-right Chega, with whom they again refused to negotiate.
– Chega’s parliamentary representation more than quadrupled to at least 48 lawmakers in the 230-seat legislature, giving the combined right a majority. The result underscores a political tilt to the far right across Europe. Portugal, which only returned to democracy after the fall of a fascist dictatorship 50 years ago, had long been considered immune to the rise of right-wing populism across the continent, which is expected to result in gains for far-right parties in European elections in June. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portuguese-head-polls-right-left-seen-almost-evenly-matched-2024-03-10/

USA

Chinese Government Documents Reveal Detailed Plan to Subvert American Culture Using Tech and Hollywood to Target American Children:
– Chinese government documents and restricted military journals show how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using social media like TikTok and Hollywood to target vulnerable young consumers and tear at the fabric of American culture, according to Peter Schweizer’s new book: Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans. Blood Money landed at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list this week, just one week after its release by publisher HarperCollins.
– “The Chinese military and Communist Party officials have thought deeply and written extensively about waging ‘cognitive warfare’ on the United States. The CCP sees apps such as TikTok, video games, and movies as powerful weapons to wage psychological warfare against the West,” Schweizer writes. “…Unfortunately, they have found willing accomplices among some of the most powerful people in American politics and entertainment. Those national leaders continue to turn a blind eye to the challenge, refusing to acknowledge what Beijing is doing.”
– TikTok is run by the company ByteDance, which is “wedded to the Chinese Communist Party military-intelligence-industrial complex,” he writes. While the app has “penetrated the heart of America’s culture, becoming a central part of the lives of our children and young adults,” the Chinese government does not permit access of the app for its own population (offering instead a censored version . Instead, the CCP harnesses the app’s addictive quality to target and shape the minds of young Americans for its own purposes, all while designating TikTok’s powerful algorithm as a top secret “national security asset.” Full article: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/09/blood-money-chinese-government-documents-reveal-detailed-plan-to-subvert-american-culture-using-tech-and-hollywood-to-target-children/ 

HEALTH

What Coverup? The CDC “released” a 148 page study on myocarditis after COVID-19 “vaccination” and every single page is completely redacted: X Link

TECH

Internet Update- New EU Regulations: {DigameXtra}
– If you have experienced problems while on the internet in the past few weeks, you are not alone. The Big-Tech giants have been scrambling to comply with new EU internet and data regulations, causing a myriad of issues: some websites won’t load correctly, major search engines like Google and DuckDuckGo are returning poor quality search results, some videos won’t play, etc. In some cases using a different browser or VPN may help, however, even the VPNs are having problems as they adapt to the new changes. If you use a VPN, and encounter a block on a website you could previously access, try turning off the ad-blocker functions in the VPN’s settings.
– Additionally, local internet providers (ISP) have had to add new piracy filters as La Liga, supported by recent court victories, begins a very aggressive campaign against live football stream (iptv) piracy. These new filters have apparently been set to err on the side of the regulators, resulting in some legit content getting blocked.
– These problems will progressively minimize over the next few months as the lawyers & techies work out the bugs. However, some websites, particularly US news websites, will now be blocking EU located ISP addresses by default. A VPN using an EU based server will also be blocked, choose your server location accordingly. 

CULTURE

Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar night with seven awards:
– Awards-season behemoth “Oppenheimer” didn’t steamroll the Oscars but racked up big wins and did take home the night’s biggest prize.
– Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed atomic-bomb thriller nabbed seven honors including best picture at Sunday’s 96th Academy Awards. “Oppenheimer” also won best director, actor (Cillian Murphy), supporting actor (Robert Downey Jr.), film editing, score and cinematography, while Yorgos Lanthimos’ dark comic fantasy “Poor Things” took home four Oscars, including best actress for Emma Stone. Best supporting actress went to Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”). Billie Eilish and brother Finneas O’Connell {pic} win best song for “What Was I Made For?” Full article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/03/10/oscars-2024-live-updates-winners/72865686007/ 

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2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
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For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
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Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
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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
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Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
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National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
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Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
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Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

Local/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
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We meet every Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm at Restaurant and Bar La Vega in Torre del Mar which is just behind the Repsol Garage on the way out of Torre.
*** Trips & Events***
March
– 22nd – IKEA & Guzmans Garden Centre €20pp
April
– 12th – Visit Olvera and Setenil de las Bodegas €22pp
May
– 2nd – 6th May – Trip to Madrid. Staying just outside Madrid in the Hotel PCM on a B&B Basis. Prices €325 per person based on 2 sharing a double room. €465 for a Single room. Deposit €100 and is non refundable, unless the trip is cancelled. Travel Insurance recommended. Price includes B&B accommodation, coach fare, trip to Avila and tips.
– 3rd – Trip to Gib €22 and includes €1 for the driver. Pick up at Lidi Algarrobo Costa at 08.30
– 10th – Cordoba Patios, an evening visit. €27pp. Evening visit TBC
– 14th – Craft Fair and Home baking Sale at our meeting place. If you have something decorative, arty or crafty to sell, please do contact me.
For information on any of our trips, please contact Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 (Whatsapp) or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk or check out our FB page

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Ruta de la Tapa- Periana: Friday 15 & Saturday 16 March
€2 tapas, drinks separate.
– Restaurante Casalola presents its tapa pan bao with crunchy chicken and kimchee/mayo sauce.
– Caserón de Guaro will prepare a tapa of Iberian cheeks in wine with lime aioli.
– Restaurante Cantueso has the pleasure of offering a tapa of almond mazamorra with smoked sardines, pico de gallo and Periana olive oil ice cream.
– Finca Oásis Las Palmeras will be serving cream cheese and mushroom pasties with red berries jam.
– Pizzería Ellen has prepared a mini burger Ellen style.
– Tapería Cati has rescued traditional flavours and offers mushroom morrete with quail egg.
– Loft95 Coffee will be serving Iberian short rib pan bao with yakiniku mayonnaise, crispy corn and Granny Smith apple.
– Restaurante Verdugo will be serving homemade meatballs with vegetable sauce.
– Cafetería El Galeno will be offering a tasty chicken tapa.
– Restaurante Bar Cuenca will be serving rustida beef toast with crispy radish. 
Ref., Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/periana-presenta-la-ruta-de-la-tapa-que-se-celebrara-el-1516-y-17-de-marzo/ 

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Sierra De La Pizarra Hike: Sunday, 17 March
Route: Integral Mesa de Villaverde
Departure Vélez-Málaga: 07:15 h. Municipal Market (next to Guadia Civil barracks).
Departure Torre del Mar: 07:30 h. Mercadona Supermarket (El Tomillar).
Difficulty: Medium. Duration: 5.30 hours approx. Length: 12.5 kilometres.
Price: 10€.
*According to the new public ordinance on sports fees it is necessary to be a SPORTS MEMBER to register for the activity.
Registration: From Thursday 17 March 2024.
Important: One person can register up to a maximum of four participants.
A good physical condition is required to do the route.
“LIMITED PLACES”. Info & reg forms link. 

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SPAIN

15,000+ protesters in Madrid against the existential threat of amnesty and Pedro Sánchez: {Translation, summary}
– Although the slogan stated that “there are plenty of reasons” to demand the resignation of Pedro Sánchez, it was the amnesty for the politicians of the Catalan procés that was the focus of the speeches at the rally held this afternoon in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles against the president of the government. Convened by a hundred associations nominally unconnected to political parties, the immediate surroundings of the stage were, however, filled with several veterans of the Spanish right, with Alejo Vidal-Quadras playing the starring role.
– The Vox founder, former PP member and survivor of a recent assassination attempt argued that the Spanish nation faces an “existential threat”, referring to the amnesty.
– The call brought together 15,000 people, according to the Government Delegation. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/politica/miles-personas-protestan-madrid-amenaza-existencial-amnistia-pedro-sanchez_1_10995266.html 

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Endesa still does not solve the delays in its bills, repeats the illegal practices for which it was fined €600k in 2021: {Translation}
– Endesa, one of the country’s leading electricity companies, is once again at the centre of controversy due to its failure to effectively address delays in issuing bills to its customers. Despite repeated complaints expressed through social networks, many users continue to face disproportionate waits, in some cases up to a year.
– Consumer discontent is not a new phenomenon. In the past, specifically in 2022, the company was fined 600,000 euros by the Generalitat de Catalunya due to similar delays that affected a wide range of customers during 2021. In a statement, Endesa has tried in the past to explain these delays by pointing to “a change in the billing system and regulatory adjustments”. In addition, they assured that they are working to offer those affected by the accumulation of outstanding bills “a payment agreement that meets their particular needs”. However, so far, problems persist. This argument is reminiscent of the one used in 2021 when the company faced criticism for a similar situation, citing a “profound modification” due to the implementation of a new billing system.
– Despite these explanations, the reality is that current legislation dictates that bills must be issued within five days of the meter reading, making the current delays notable for non-compliance. This mismatch between the regulations and Endesa’s practice has intensified frustration and discontent among its customer base, which has not hesitated to express itself on different internet platforms against the company. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1585442/endesa-sigue-sin-solucionar-los-retrasos-en-sus-facturas-pese-al-clamor-de-sus-clientes/

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Andalucian farmers persist for the sixth week in their protests: {Translation, summary}
– The agricultural organisations Asaja, COAG, UPA and Cooperativas Agroalimentarias continue for another week, and this will be the sixth, with their wave of mobilisations and protests in defence of the countryside. Specifically, next Tuesday, 12 March, in Almeria and the following day in Malaga. In the rest of the Andalusian provinces, no events have been called for the coming week.
– Wednesday, 13 March, the Andalusian countryside will be mobilised in Malaga, with a rally in front of the Subdelegation of the Government, occupying both directions of traffic, which will be attended by people, agricultural vehicles and all-terrain vehicles, from 10.00 to 13.00 hours. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-agricultores-andaluces-persisten-sexta-semana-protestas-movilizaciones-almeria-malaga-20240310105251.html

EUROPE

Ireland Voters Reject Two Woke Referendums:
– Irish voters have rejected proposals to replace constitutional references to the makeup of a family and a mother’s “duties in the home” in a significant defeat for the government. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar had pitched the vote, held on Friday to coincide with International Women’s Day and counted on Saturday, as a chance to delete some “very old-fashioned, very sexist language about women”.
– A proposal to expand the definition of family from a relationship founded on marriage to include other durable relationships was rejected by 67.7% to 32.3%.
A second referendum on a proposal to replace language surrounding a woman’s duties in the home with a clause recognising the role of family members in the provision of care was rejected by 73.9% to 26.1%.
Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ireland-looks-set-reject-constitutional-changes-2024-03-09/

TECH

Apple Updates- “Update Now” Warning Issued To All iPhone Users:
– Apple has issued iOS 17.4, along with a warning to update now. That’s because iOS 17.4 fixes at least four security issues, two of which are already being used in real life attacks. Apple doesn’t give many details about what’s fixed in iOS 17.4, to ensure as many iPhone users as possible can update before attackers get hold of the details. Apple’s iOS 17.4 comes with a huge change for EU users as it opens up iPhones to ‘sideloading’ (installing apps from third party suppliers outside the App Store).
– Alongside iOS 17.4 and iOS 16.7.6, Apple has also released iOS 15.8.2 and iPadOS 15.8.2 for the iPhone 6s (all models), iPhone 7 (all models), iPhone SE (1st generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini (4th generation), and iPod touch (7th generation).
– Also, if your iPhone can run iOS 17, you need to upgrade to the latest software version, iOS 17.4. Apple no longer supports iOS 16 for devices later than the iPhone X, so if you don’t upgrade, you are leaving yourself open to attack.
– Also on March 7, Apple issued Safari 17.4 for its browser, as well as macOS Sonoma 14.4, macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.4, watchOS 10.4, tvOS 17.4 and visionOS 1.1 for its Apple Vision Pro.
– The macOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS updates include the already-exploited issues in the Kernel and RTKit, so it makes sense to treat these as urgent and update your devices as soon as possible.
– So, what are you waiting for? Go to your iPhone’s Settings > General > Software Update and download and install iOS 17.4 as soon as possible. Full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2024/03/08/ios-174-update-now-warning-issued-to-all-iphone-users/

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Sideloading apps on iPhone after iOS 17.4- What we know so far- EU regulators finally get something right:
– Apple has now allowed users in the European Union (EU) to sideload apps on iPhones specifically in compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The feature is currently available only to users in the 27 EU countries. The latest iOS 17.4 version allows users to install third-party apps from sources outside the App Store. While Apple has officially permitted this, the tech giant discourages sideloading due to security concerns.
– It is worth noting that Apple’s stance on sideloading remains unconfirmed. The latest decision is primarily driven by legal obligations. The expansion of the same functionality to other regions is uncertain at this time.
– Apple has not provided any official instructions on how to sideload apps on iPhone with the iOS 17.4 update. Here’s the likely upcoming process:
*Limited Sideloading: Apple might add a setting that will permit the installation of apps from sources other than the App Store. Users can toggle the option on or off based on their preferences.
*Downloading APK: The tech giant might allow users to download the APK file (usually in the .ipa format) and let them install it on the iPhone after the iOS 17.4 update, just like Android smartphones.
*Third-party stores: We might see the App Store alternatives offering compatible iOS apps. Users will be able to install the required app directly from these stores.
It is worth noting that these are just possible scenarios, and we should wait for the official update in this regard.
– You might wonder about using a VPN to install third-party apps on iPhones. However, you should note that Apple has specifically stated that a person outside the EU can’t use a VPN to sideload apps. According to Apple, users must meet several requirements to sideload apps on iPhones, including verifying their Apple ID’s billing address, confirming their current location, and adjusting their iOS settings accordingly.
– While Apple has allowed sideloading of the apps, you should be extremely cautious and only download apps from trusted sources that boast strong security. Full article: https://www.sportskeeda.com/gaming-tech/how-to-sideload-apps-on-iphone-ios-17-4

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Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
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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 

Taxi
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Ambulance: 061
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Local Police
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DigameXtra No. 2728 WEEKEND EDITION Friday, March 8th, 2024

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DUKES BAR (TORROX COSTA):
This Weeks Sunday Roast: Serving from 13:00-16:00
Main Course 10€, 2 Courses 12.50€, 3 Courses 15€.
Bookings Required!
Menu Changes weekly!
Please Contact us on +34 603 721 258 or message us on Facebook.
BLQ 79, Torrox Costa, nearest BLQ to the bus station. www.dukes.es 

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A presentation by Dr David Watson: Tuesday 12th March 3pm
Dr David Watson discusses chronic pain and alternative treatments for it, he may also be joined by a local GP.
A Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Members 5€ Guests 8€ per person
To be held in the New Life Church, Nerja.
For more information email: info@nlcnerja.com
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Concerts: “La Liebre de Marzo”
X Festival de Música Sacra y Música Antigua
9th, 16th and 23rd March / 12’30 H
Frigiliana / Almáchar / Cómpeta
Performances by Ensemble Spinto
– Frigiliana, Baroque Concert, Sat, 9 March, 12:30
Parroquia de San Antonio de Padua
Free entrance until full capacity
In this concert the Ensemble Spinto will lead the audience with their music through time and space to discover the beauty of the great baroque instrumental forms composed by the most representative composers of the different countries of 18th century Europe: Heandel, Corelli, Purcell, Geminiani, Vivaldi and Bach.
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El Paso de Riogordo: 29 & 30 March, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, starting at 4:30 p.m.
– The municipality of Riogordo is ready for another performance of El Paso, the re-enactment of the life, passion and death of Jesus Christ, which is performed by some 600 villagers and attracts thousands of visitors. As is tradition, the re-enactment will take place at the El Calvario site, a large open-air esplanade of 8,000 square metres with seating for some 5,000 people.
– The performance takes place in approximately three hours in a natural setting, with four porticoes, a river, a flock of sheep, a bridge, a well and an olive orchard, among other elements and scenery.
– The event is made up of 17 scenes: Sacrifice of Isaac, Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman, Sermon on the Mount and election of the apostles, Repentance of Mary Magdalene, Peter is appointed Primate of the Church, Healing of a blind man, Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, Jesus bids farewell to his mother, Last Supper, Judas Sells His Master, Prayer in the Garden of Olives and the Arrest, At the Judgment Seat of the Sanhedrin, Peter’s Denials, Repentance and Death of Judas, Trials before Herod and Pilate, Street of Bitterness and Jesus Dies on the Cross.
– Tickets will be available at the box office of El Paso, in El Calvario (Riogordo), on the day of the performance, and can also be purchased through http://www.mientrada.net . Advance tickets can also be purchased at the following points: Riogordo Town Hall, Cerería Zalo (calle Santa María 10, in Málaga), Tienda Nazareno (calle Carretería 2, in Málaga) and at Librería Pasatiempos (calle Blas Infante 32, in Torre del Mar). 

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Nerja’s Days of Contemporary Music, Saturday 9 March. 20.00:
Tickets are free until full capacity is reached. To reserve them, please send an email to: museodenerja@cuevadenerja.es indicating the date and the activity you wish to attend. Villa de Nerja Cultural Centre.
Performers: Orquesta Sinfónica Provincial de Málaga, conductor: José Luis López Antón. Resident composer: Eneko Vadillo. 

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The Greek House – Greek Casita Restaurant & Bar –Torrox Costa: Now opening at 6:30pm.
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. 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. For dessert… HOMEMADE BAKLAVA! We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! Hours: 6:30pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday. For reservations call 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/ We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

 

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Assisted Living Services in the Axarquia Region:
Do you have health or mobility issues?
Would support enable you to remain independent in your own home?
Liz Brown, probably the only nurse registered to practice in Andalucia, to hold the ENB 941 (Specialist qualification in care of the older person) together with her fully insured and police checked home care support team offers one-on-one support and companionship in the comfort of your own home.
HOME CARE/NURSE SUPPORT
Palliative care / Companionship / Health monitoring English Nurse / Hospital sitting / Respite at home / 24 hr live in care / Housekeeping / Correspondence & Communication / Medication collection & dispensing systems / Dressing, bathing & daily hygiene / Shopping & meal preparation / Fast response Falls Team / Provision of medical equipment such as wheelchairs and hoists
englishnurse@rocketmail.com
Tel: 951550581 or 692419548
JUBILEE HOUSE – Close Care Unit in Torrox
Contact Liz on: 692 419 548
5 ground floor individual units all en-suite
24-hour care at all stages from the English Nurse Care Team
Main language- English / Extensive sea views / Wheelchair accessible / Garden / Home cooking / Wifi / Air conditioning / Visiting physiotherapist, hairdresser, chiropodist and nutritionist
And we welcome guests for the day. We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

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DoctorLaptop’s Computer Repairs & Sales- Torrox Costa (near the bus station)Computers only, Windows / Linux / Mac. No tablets or phones.
I don’t work on dinosaurs computers made before 2017 unless I have been servicing then annually. 
Contact: doctorlaptop AT protonmail DOT com
or call 675 993 069 (no calls before 12noon, missed calls returned asap). More info on my website. All work by appointment only, no drop-ins. Appointment hours 2pm-8pm, Sunday thru Thursday. Closed Fridays & Saturdays. Always include the make & model number of the device when requesting assistance. My contact details can be found everyday at the bottom of the Sponsor’s Section.

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Buy / Sell / Trade / Rent / Wanted

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Are you still dealing with scammers on Fakebook Marketplace?
Sell your items here, to locals, for cash, without the shenanigans.

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MOONETTE – Organic Skincare for Mature Skin: This amazing Body & Hand cream smoothes out dry and rough skin like magic. The beautiful blend of grapeseed oil, aloe vera and shea butter instantly softens your skin, while the organic beeswax and lavender protect epidermal skin from the sun, wind and germs, maintaining optimal hydration.
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.
Your skin health matters to us. How you feed your skin is as important as how you feed your body. Why settle for anything less than natural and organic?
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: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MoonetteSkincareShop
Email: margaret@moonette.es ; Homepage: www.moonette.es
Tel /WhatsApp: +34 650 044 102
Follow us on social media:
Facebook @ www.facebook.com/moonette.es
Instagram @ moonetteskincare
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Great Deals From Upcycling Nerja:
– Table. Beautiful large dining table solid pine top with white base & 6 matching chairs (seat cushions not for sale) measurements 180 x 90cms price 275€
– Wall art old cabinet door sanded wood (waxed)with animal print fabric measurements 35 x 98cms 40€
contact Jackie/ nerja 672170429
upcycling nerja at gmail dot com 

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For Sale: Chest. Very nice solid wood 3 drawer chest in good condition. H75-W50-D40cms. Item is in Venta Baja, buyer to collect in person €35
Clive, Venta Baja Tel: 643513541
Clive.boughton@btinternet.com 

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For Sale: 2 Tickets for Sunday 10th March day trip to Osuna organised by the Torrox Costa Hub which we unfortunately cannot attend hence the sale of the tickets. Pick up at 7 am at the Torrox Costa bus station and full day in Osuna with a guided tour and free time afterwards and then leaving Osuna at 4.30 pm.
Tickets €40 each. Angie, Torrox. Please call 622119099 or
email: angie j rogers @ gmail . com

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DoctorLaptop Computer Sales

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DIGAMEXTRA DONOR REWARD WEEK: If you are on the 2023-24 holiday fundraiser donor’s list, you will receive a 15% discount off the price of the computers listed below! One week only. Offer ends Sunday, 10 March. Limited to stock on hand. 

High Performance Business Grade Laptop:
Acer Travelmate P215-52, 15.6″ HD display. Brand new & fully upgraded with top-of-the-line Crucial brand RAM & SSDs. Intel i3 10110U processor (2.59GHz base, 4.10GHz turbo!).
12Gb RAM. Two SSD Hard Drives: 256Gb (M2) + 500Gb (SATA)
System: Windows 11 Pro in English. Spanish keyboard. VGA-out, full-size HDMI, ethernet, 3x USB 3.2 and USB-C with DisplayPort compatibility. Business grade construction with reinforced hinges and better materials for long life.
1 year Acer warranty when registered online after purchase. My price, including the 3 major upgrades (added 4Gb RAM+ 500Gb SSD + WIN11Pro), €650.
Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com

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For Sale: New High Performance Mini PCs, 2 Models
– MIPOWCAT (Premium series, with Crucial SSD). Windows 11 Pro {pic on left}
Processor: Intel N95 (up to 3.4GHz, basic GPU)
16GB high speed RAM; Windows 11 Pro
512GB high performance M2 SSD by Crucial*;
Dual-Screen 4k Display; 2x HDMI 2.0; WiFi 5;
Ethernet; BT 4.2; 4x USB 3.0.
Size: 14.1 x 13.9 x 10.4 cm; 710 grams. 
Price €275, factory sealed, with 2 year factory warranty.
– MOREFINE. (Professional series by Mipowcat, with Crucial SSD & RAM) Windows 11 Pro {pic on right}
Processor: Intel N100 (up to 3.40 GHz, premium GPU)
Top of the line Crucial* 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM
Top of the line Crucial* 1000GB M.2 NVME SSD
Dual-Screen 4k Display; 2x HDMI 2.0; WiFi 6; Ethernet;
BT 5.2; 4x USB 3
Price, €350, factory sealed, with 2 year factory warranty.
*Crucial is a company specializing in high performance, professional grade, computer components.
*Add a new business quality UK keyboard & mouse (both wired for USB) for €35.
*Now includes FREE set up, update and optimization of Windows 11 for you.
*Sorry, no more display monitors in stock.
Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com

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Recommendations & Requests

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News & Articles

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SPAIN

Amnesty clears the first step- the PSOE and its partners approve the unlocking of the amnesty: {Translation, summary}
– The amnesty law resumes its parliamentary process after a sharp brake that has lasted just over a month and has, at times, threatened to torpedo both the adoption of the rule and the legislature itself. This Thursday, Congressional Justice Committee gave the green light to changes to the rule agreed by PSOE, ERC and Junts at the behest of the latter party, and did so with the votes in favor, in addition to those three formations, of Sumar, PNV, EH Bildu and Podemos, while PP and Vox opposed it. The bill, with these amendments, will be debated and voted on next Thursday in Congress and then will pass to the Senate, where it will face the last stage of its parliamentary process.
– The PP’s criticisms, however, were not limited to the way in which the compromise amendment debated on Thursday was presented, copies delivered just minutes before the session began, but focused on its content. PP spokeswoman Gamarra began her very harsh statements by asserting that, while normally governments in a democracy “seek to strengthen” the state, what Pedro Sánchez’s government is doing is laying down “a red carpet for impunity”. “They are unprotecting the state so that [the pro-independence supporters] can commit the crimes again, but now with impunity,” warned the PP spokeswoman, who described the amnesty as an “unjust, immoral and unconstitutional law”.
– “We are facing a corrupt law that is the payment, the transaction, that you have to make to stay in power: what we are talking about is the ambition of a man who wants to stay in power at any price”, Gamarra also said in reference to the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. And the PP spokeswoman did not miss the opportunity to also refer to the Koldo case, which has been surrounding the Executive for some weeks, assuring that the “power” that the PSOE currently enjoys “is inextricably linked to corruption”: both economic, due to the scandal of the masks, and political, because the amnesty means “creating a political caste, a private preserve in which certain politicians can roam without submitting to the law and the courts”. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5225217/0/psoe-sus-socios-aprueban-desbloqueo-amnistia-congreso-le-dara-luz-verde-proxima-semana-manera-casi-definitiva/

ANDALUCÍA

The weather in Andalusia- these are the areas where it is likely to rain the most: {Translation, summary}
– Thursday 7 March will be the turning point that will give way to days of continuous rain in most of Spain, including Andalusia. Precipitation (both in the form of rain and snow in some parts of the region) and thunderstorms are expected at least until Monday 11 March.
– Friday 8th will begin with showers and thunderstorms in the north of the province of Cordoba, in Jerez de la Frontera and in the province of Jaén. Throughout the morning, rainfall will also reach Granada, the north of the provinces of Seville and Cordoba, the south of the province of Cadiz and Malaga. From midday, showers and thunderstorms are expected in the provinces of Cordoba and Jaen, as well as in the east of Seville and the south of Cadiz and Malaga municipalities such as Marbella.
– The rains will continue on Saturday 9 March. On this day, rain is expected throughout Andalusia from 00:00 hours, extending through the night until at least the afternoon, when rainfall is expected to cease in the east of Almeria and the western coast of Huelva. From midday, the AEMET predicts thunderstorms over much of Andalusia, the exceptions being in the provinces of Cadiz, Malaga, and east of Granada.
– On Sunday it will rain again in most of the region, with the exception of the province of Almería. On this day storms are also expected in the north of Huelva, Seville and Malaga and in practically the whole of the provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Granada at different points during the day. On Sunday a yellow alert for wind will also be activated along the entire Andalusian coastline. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/tiempo-Andalucia-zonas-mas-puede-llover_0_1882312160.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Malaga needs to triple quantity of water in its reservoirs across the province to overcome current drought crisis:
– The head of Spain’s state weather agency in the area, Jesús Riesco, has warned, “we are now entering a period in which it is highly improbable that the drought situation can be ended by the summer”.
– In the Axarquía, the hydrological mathematics are very worrying. The large reservoir at La Viñuela now stores 13.4hm³, according to data from the Hidrosur network on Tuesday. To get out of the severe drought situation, the reservoir would have to more than triple its water and exceed the threshold of 41.5 hm³.
– The margin between now and summer is practically non-existent. “From October to February, the good months have passed. March is still a favourable time but we are now entering a period in which it is highly improbable that the drought can be ended by the summer,” the weather expert said.
– The Junta de Andalucía regional government, through the regional ministry of Agriculture, has put out to tender a contract valued at almost 3.5 million euros for the coordination, monitoring and review of the Hydrological Plans and the Drought Plans. The development of the plan is for four years, so administratively there is little confidence in overcoming the current situation in less than four years. This was the case during the 2005 drought, the official settlement of which took place on 5 February 2009, when Malaga and the Guadalhorce exceeded the threshold of 160 cubic hectometres set at the time. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-needs-triple-amount-water-its-reservoirs-20240306151925-nt.html

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Uncertainty about filling pools in Malaga drives up the price of the water delivered by truck: {Translation, summary}
– The College of Farm Managers (CAF) insists on the need to clarify the municipal and regional regulatory tangle and estimates that each pool must be filled at least twice a season due to splash and evaporation.
– On Wednesday CAF received an invoice where the price of tanker truck delivered water has increased 171% in just 7 days. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/subidas-171-agua-bruta-cubas-inseguridad-llenado-20240306191748-nt.html

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Farmer’s Denounce Lack Of Progress- The Malaga countryside once again takes to the streets to prevent its demands from being forgotten: {Translation, summary}
– On Wednesday, 13 March, these protests will return to the capital. This time, with a demonstration in front of the Subdelegación del Gobierno, on Paseo de Sancha. The intention is to occupy both lanes of traffic. These demonstrations are also planned from 10:00 to 13:00. Both protests have the authorisation of the Subdelegación del Gobierno.
– The rift between the agricultural associations and the Ministry of Agriculture is widening. The first government proposals to put an end to the mobilisations have left the representatives of Asaja, Coag, UPA and Cooperativas Agro-Alimentarias baffled. Baldomero Bellido is the president of Asaja in Malaga, the organisation with the most members in the province. “We are a long way from reaching an agreement,” he told this newspaper in a telephone conversation on Wednesday. It is an assessment that is no different from those made by the other associations. The changes they are calling for should come as a matter of urgency. But negotiations are at a standstill. Bellido admits that farmers and stockbreeders are beginning to feel “tired” after a month of protests and demonstrations. “There is no choice but to tighten up, now is the time,” he adds. To this end, a new calendar of protests has been drawn up in the province, which begins today and will continue on 13 March, with a large rally in front of the Government Subdelegation building in Malaga. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/campo-malagueno-sale-vez-calle-evitar-olvido-20240306185244-nt.html

MALAGA CITY

Rent Control- These are the municipalities of Malaga that meet the characteristics of the stressed rental areas where rent controls could be implemented: {Translation, summary}
– The purpose of declaring the zones as rent-controlled is to set limits on rental prices. With regard to the characteristics indicated by the government, to be considered as a stressed rental zone, they are the following:
*If the rental price is more than 30% of the average income or average household income in the area.
{Example: If a neighborhood’s households have an average income of €20,000 annual, or €1667 per month, thirty percent of that is €500. So if the majority of the properties in that area have rents higher than €500/mo, then it would meet this test to be classified a stressed rental area, and be eligible to apply for rent controls. -Ed.}
*If the rental price of housing in these areas has increased by 3 percentage points above the CPI in the previous five years in the autonomous community in which it is located.
– In the case of the province of Malaga, there are several municipalities that meet these characteristics. MalagaHoy has made an analysis. Selecting an advert from each of the districts of the city, to find the average price of those offered on a well-known real estate portal, and has made an average of how much it exceeds the average of the range proposed by the Ministry for that flat. The results would indicate a reduction of 500 euros in the price of rent of an average property in the city.
– The list of municipalities in Malaga that have been identified so far as meeting the Government’s criteria, but have yet to apply for rent controls, are as follows:
Benahavís, Marbella, Estepona, Torremolinos, Mijas,
Fuengirola, Benalmádena, Alhaurín de la Torre, Manilva, &
Alhaurín el Grande. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/municipios-Malaga-zona-alquiler-tensionado_0_1880512490.html

TORRE DEL MAR

Body of 44-year-old man found in park:
– A man’s body has been found in a park in Torre del Mar, on the eastern strip of the Costa del Sol, early this Thursday morning (7 March). National Police officers have launched an investigation into the 44-year-old’s death after the discovery in the Islas del Sol gardens at about 4am.
– The corpse has been transferred to the Institute of Legal Medicine (IML) in Malaga where forensic experts will now carry out an autopsy. According to sources, initial investigations point towards to a natural death, however, investigators are awaiting the results of the autopsy to confirm this. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/body-44yearold-man-found-costa-sol-park-20240307124226-nt.html

EUROPE

European Youths 18-35 Can Now Apply For Work Programs In Canada:
– The program is the result of a work exchange agreement between Finland and Canada. However, it also admits youths from most European countries.
– There are 3 categories:
*Working Holiday, an open work permit that enables them to work anywhere they want in Canada for the purpose of supporting their travel.
*International Co-op (Internship), participants are issued a specific work permit. This permit allows students to work and gain experience in their field of study.
*Young Professionals participants also receive a specific work permit that helps them gain professional work experience relevant to their chosen career path.
– Exceptions apply to youngsters in Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, the Netherlands, San Marino, and Switzerland who are eligible for only one or two programmes. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/finns-now-eligible-for-work-travel-programmes-to-canada/

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Transnistria- Will Russia’s next war be in Moldova?:
– On Wednesday, a “congress of deputies of all levels” convened in Tiraspol, Transnistria’s nominal capital, and passed a resolution to ask Russia for protection in the face of “increasing pressure” and the “economic war” unleashed by Moldova. Vadim Krasnoselsky, the “president” of Transnistria and Sheriff’s former head of security, accused the authorities in Chisinau of “genocide” against the people of Transnistria {pic}.
– But what led up to the appeal this time around? Since January 1, companies in Transnistria have had to pay customs duties when exporting goods to Moldova proper. It is part of a catalog of measures the government in Chisinau is applying in an attempt to gain more control over Transnistria. Sandwiched between Ukraine and Moldova, Transnistria has been an uncontrolled hub for illegal trade, smuggling and money laundering for the past 30 years.
– Moldova’s pro-Western head of state, Maia Sandu, who was a civil rights, anti-corruption activist before being elected president, has made every effort since coming to power in 2020 to stop illegal economic dealings with Transnistria. A presidential election and a referendum on the country’s accession to the EU are due to be held this fall. According to Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi, the authorities are “already seeing attempts to destabilize the situation” in the country. Full article: https://www.dw.com/en/transnistria-will-russias-next-war-be-in-moldova/a-68418058

PRODUCT ALERT

Cancer-causing chemical found in Clinique, Clearasil acne treatments and more, U.S. lab reports:
– High levels of cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in some acne treatments from brands including Estee Lauder’s Clinique, Target’s Up & Up and Reckitt Benckiser-owned Clearasil, said independent U.S. laboratory Valisure. Benzene was also detected in Proactiv, PanOxyl and Equate Beauty acne cream among others. Benzene could form at “unacceptably high levels” in both prescription and over-the-counter benzoyl peroxide acne treatment products, Valisure said.
– Valisure’s tests showed some products could form more than 800 times the conditionally restricted FDA concentration limit for benzene. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/cancer-causing-chemical-found-some-acne-treatments-us-lab-reports-2024-03-06/ 

SPORTS

Tennis News- Nadal withdraws from Indian Wells, ‘not ready’ to compete at highest level:
– Rafa Nadal withdrew from Indian Wells on Wednesday on the eve of his first-round match, saying he is not “ready to play at the highest level”. The 37-year-old Spaniard, who has said he expects to retire after the 2024 season, returned to competition in Brisbane in January after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury, but had to miss the Australian Open with another muscle tear.
– He lost to Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition event in Las Vegas last Sunday and appeared ready to compete for a fourth title in the California desert.
– “It is with great sadness that I have to withdraw from this amazing tournament,” the 22-times Grand Slam champion said in a statement.
– Nadal will now turn his attention to his favourite surface clay with an eye toward a record-extending 15th French Open title and a second Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games, where tennis will be contested at Roland Garros. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/nadal-withdraws-indian-wells-2024-03-07/ 

TRAVEL NEWS

Easter Travel Train Deals: {DigameXtra}
– All of the major train services have special Easter travel deals. Discounted tickets are available for all major locations throughout Spain for travel from March 24 to March 31. Compare prices to get the best deals from: Ouigo, Iryo and Renfe’s Avlo.

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Churches & Worship

Churches: Please submit your posts on Thursdays only, before 6pm.

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New Life Church: Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, you are very welcome to come and join us at our Sunday gathering. Join us for a time of Holy Spirit led worship and experience the presence of our God. Our teaching is Bible based as we honour God and obey His Word. During this time of uncertainty, God’s Word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. Our service lasts for about 1 hour and 30 mins. With Tea and Coffee afterwards.
– Prayer Meeting: You are also welcome to join our prayer meetings on Wednesday mornings at 11.00am for 1 hour, where we meet for prayer and worship..
– Sunday Service 11.00am / Prayer Meetings Wednesdays 11.00am
Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. John 14:6
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja , 29780. Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com ; Website: www.nlcnerja.com ; Facebook 

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El Puente Christian Fellowship (Vélez-Málaga): We are a friendly, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ. We meet each Sunday at 11am to worship the Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by our Pastor, one of our members or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated at: Res: El Olivar 5, 8 Bajo 1, Calle Arbequin, Velez Malaga 29700.
Full directions and further information can be found on our Facebook page, or you can contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com or by phone on 665 62 63 42.
For those who cannot join us in person, we aim to stream Sunday services via the Facebook page (subject to a good internet connection).

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Cornerstone International Church, Torre del Mar:
Tel: +34.634.540.519 email: RomyAndalucia@Gmail.com
Torre del Mar – Sunday Service @ 11:30 am
www.CornerstoneInternationalChurch.com
Calle Solera 2, Local 2, Torre del Mar – Across the Street from the Torre del Mar Bus Station.

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Pets For Adoption

Axarquia Animal Rescue: A Voluntary Charity, Non-profit Organisation
CIF G93245116 / Charity Number 10567 (Spain)
Email: axarquia-rescue@hotmail.com
Website: www.axarquiaanimalrescue.com
-These 3 bundles of joy are part of a litter that were found tied in a bin liner at only a few days old. Born on 24th January and are all available for adoption at 8 weeks of age within Spain. They are Mastin, or Mastin mix, and will be big dogs – the biggest is over 6 kg at only 5 weeks old! All happy, healthy pups, that just need homes of their own.
Please take a look at our website, where you will find more information and photos, plus details of other dogs and pups that we have in our care. Our adoption costs are 110e for pups that have been fully vaccinated, rabies, chip and passport and 180e for older dogs that have all vaccinations, papers and have been neutered. This contributes towards their vet and care costs, and helps us to continue rescuing abandoned dogs and cats. 

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Cinesur El Ingenio Films schedule: You can find the film schedule at this link. Films tagged as (VOSE) are in the original language with Spanish subtitles. 
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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
Algarrobo 
Competa 
Malaga 
Nerja 
Rincon 
Torrox 
Velez-Málaga 
For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
https://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga.html

Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html

Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot 

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

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

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

Local/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
Bus Info: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/our-destinations/regional
Currency Converter: https://www.x-rates.com/calculator/?from=EUR&to=GBP&amount=1
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Carlos Liguero Quartet: Fri, 8 March 8pm
Ventana Abierta Jazz Club
Calle Granada 3 (Hotel Plaza Cavana), Nerja
Carlos Liguero – Sax
Juan Galiardo – Piano
Rafa Sibajas – Contrabass
Sergio Díaz – Percussion
Born in Cádiz, Carlos Ligero has become a very active and prominent saxophonist on the Andalusian and national scene. He can usually be seen and heard among the ranks of the Clasijazz Big Band Pro, the OolYaKoo Big Band, Sedajazz BB. He has also accompanied veterans and masters such as Manuel Perfumo and Arturo Cid, as well as in different jazz and other musical projects.
His sound and that of his music comes from the bebop, hardbop and postbop tradition and takes as references artists like Cannonball Adderley, Jackie McLean, Phil Woods or Kenny Garrett, without losing his own personality and freshness.
On this occasion he is presenting a repertoire with several original compositions and revisions of standards.
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IM-PULSE, the Pink Floyd tribute spectacular:
Sat, 23 March, doors 20:30, show 21:30
Sala El Tren, Ctra de Malaga 136, Granada
IM-PULSE from Malaga present a two and a half hour show performing with great fidelity a repertoire with the most emblematic songs of the legendary British band PINK FLOYD, the most representative of symphonic and progressive rock of all time.
There are eight musicians on stage offering an intense musical and visual explosion full of sensations based above all on the iconic live show “P-U-L-S-S-E”. With a powerful live show meticulously worked in detail in which they recreate the particular atmosphere of the shows of this great band.
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Concert- Iron Dicks (Iron Maiden tribute) + War Knife:
Sat, 23 March, 10pm
Club Rocknrolla, C/ Grand Captain 25, 18002 Granada
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Granada Music Legend Miguel Ríos’ 80th Birthday Party:
On Saturday, June 8, 9pm, Miguel Ríos will celebrate his 80th birthday with a benefit concert in the Plaza de Toros, Granada, with 4 of the region’s top indy/prog bands: Los Angeles, 091, Mutant Children and Lagartija Nick.
As announced by the organization, the benefits of the concert will go to the organization of activities of the Miguel Ríos Foundation such as conferences, concerts, dj sessions, workshops, courses…
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Cancelled- Ara Malikian postpones the second performance of the 27th Malaga Festival’s closing concert:
– The second performance of Ara Malikian’s closing concert at the 27th Malaga Festival, which was to have taken place this Sunday, the 10th, at 22.00 at the Teatro Cervantes, has been postponed to Monday the 11th at 20.00 due to health reasons, according to the artist’s office. The concert scheduled for Sunday the 10th at 19.00 will be held as normal. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/festival-malaga/ara-malikian-aplaza-segundo-pase-concierto-clausura-20240305193553-nt.html 

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Sánchez again bows to the blackmailing Junts, accepts more changes to the amnesty law to shield Puigdemont from his terrorism investigation: {Translation, summary}
– The PSOE assured only two days ago that there would be no changes to the rule.
– The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has finally ceded to the demands of Junts and has accepted changes to the amnesty law to offer more guarantees to Carles Puigdemont. This was advanced by the leader of the Executive in an informal conversation with journalists covering his visit to Brazil, reports EFE.
– Sánchez is convinced that the amnesty law as it is now benefits all those linked to the ‘process’ including Carles Puigdemont, but agrees to modify in part the text, which he assures which will remain fully constitutional to give even more guarantees in the face of Junts’ doubts. All this despite the fact that the PSOE was assured only two days ago, and this has been doing in the last month, that they would not accept any more changes. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5224739/0/sanchez-acepta-cambios-ley-amnistia-darle-mas-garantias-puigdemont/

TORROX

Torrox calls for more police officers in the province following rise in burglaries in rural areas:
– Town councillors in Torrox on the eastern stretch of the Costa del Sol agreed during a council meeting on Monday 4 March to ask Spain’s central government to increase the number of police officers and resources in Malaga province and in particular the Axarquía area following a rise in the number of burglaries in rural areas. According to councillor José Manuel Fernández, who proposed the motion, there has been a “constant rise” in burglaries in recent months.
– Fernández said in the statement that Torrox’s Guardia Civil “lacks the necessary officers to properly ensure the safety of our municipality and the neighbouring towns of Algarrobo and Sayalonga”. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/axarquia-town-calls-for-more-police-officers-20240305165712-nt.html

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

The ‘Phoenician Route on the Axarquia Coast’, a new cultural initiative by the Town Councils of Velez-Malaga and Algarrobo: {Translation, summary}
– Today we present a new cultural activity that combines history and knowledge. The Axarquia coast, more specifically in the municipalities of Velez-Malaga and Algarrobo, brought together during the 9th and 7th centuries B.C. the largest population concentration of the Phoenician colonial process in the whole Iberian Peninsula.
– The ambitious ‘Phoenician Route in the Axarquia Coast’, a journey through the cultural and historical Phoenician past in our land will start on March 16th, visiting the places where there were Phoenician settlements in the Axarquia region, specifically in the municipalities of Vélez-Málaga and Algarrobo.
– The activity will take place on the 16th of March and will be repeated during the rest of the year on future dates yet to be confirmed.
– “The route aims to show society the rich legacy of the Phoenician and Punic period preserved in our territory. The visit will begin at the Museum of Vélez-Málaga (MVVEL) (9.00 a.m.), where the Phoenician occupation in the Bay of Vélez is narrated and where you can learn about their material culture. But throughout the morning the sites of the Fortress of Vélez-Málaga, Toscanos, Necropolis of Jardín, Trayamar hypogeum tomb, Morro de Mezquitilla, Chorreras and the tombs of Lagos will be visited, ending at 14:00 hours,” continued the mayor Alicia Ramírez.
– The tour, which will be carried out by bus, has limited places, although they are free with prior registration by emailing mvvel@velezmalaga.es. The councillor for Tourism, Culture and Heritage, Commerce and Communication of Algarrobo, Jacob Gil, welcomed the fact that this cultural and historical activity is being carried out in perfect communion between the two town councils. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-ruta-fenicios-en-la-costa-de-la-axarquia-nueva-apuesta-cultural-de-los-ayuntamientos-de-velez-malaga-y-algarrobo/ 

GRANADA

Defective fuel of an Ogíjares gas station affects more than 30 drivers: {Translation, summary}
– Residents of Ogíjares have raised the alarm on social media about bad fuel at a petrol station on the Carretera de Armilla {pic}. There are now more than 30 people affected. The repairs for the breakdowns generated reach remarkable figures of thousands of euros. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/carburante-defectuoso-gasolinera-ogijares-afecta-30-conductores/ 

PRODUCT ALERT

EU food safety alert issued after Hepatitis A detected in strawberries imported into Spain from Morocco, faecal contaminated irrigation water suspected:
– The Valencian association of farmers (AVA-ASAJA) in Spain has expressed its “concern” and demanded “urgent measures” to central Government and the European Union after a notification was issued on Monday, 4 March, on the EU’s RASFF (Rapid Alert System Feed and Food) portal that warns of the “presence of Hepatitis A in strawberries from Morocco” detected at an entry point of Spain.
– According to the notification, the risk classification is “serious” because it exceeds the “maximum permitted level of absence/25g” of this substance which AVA-ASAJA stresses “poses a danger to public health and which may have appeared in the food due to the irrigation of farms with faecal water”. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/serious-food-safety-alert-issued-due-presence-20240305153014-nt.html

TECH

Did You Trade An Iris Scan For Worldcoin Cryptocurrency?: {Translation, summary}
– This program was active in shopping malls in Malaga {pic}.
– The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has ordered Worldcoin to stop immediately the collection of personal data in Spanish territory and to block all those it has collected so far. This project, promoted by Sam Altman, executive director of OpenAI (the laboratory that ChatGPT has developed) aims to scan the iris of the entire world population to create a digital passport of humanity that serves to differentiate people from artificial intelligence on the Internet. In exchange for that identification, the company offers a reward in cryptocurrencies.
– The project rewards volunteers with 25 worldcoins for signing up. Until Wednesday, that figure is equivalent to about 150 euros, which many teenagers (the minimum age for being a member of Worldcoin is 18 years, says the company) consider a fair price for their iris scan.
– The Spanish privacy regulator informed Worldcoin on Monday of its decision and gave them 72 hours to stop the processing of the data. This blockade will remain active for the duration of the investigation of the “important risks” involved in the project. Spain has justified this urgent action around the activities of the Worldcoin and the great attraction it is arousing among young people, who in recent weeks have queued in front of the scanning points to exchange their iris for the cryptocurrency of the project. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/tecnologia/proteccion-datos-ordena-paralizar-urgencia-proyecto-worldcoin-escanea-iris-cambio-criptomonedas_1_10984653.html

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Hitting piracy- first sentence against a pirate IPTV company in Spain, Engel Systems SL :
– The Provincial Court of Pontevedra has made a historic ruling by convicting the company Engel Systems S.L. and its directors of a crime against intellectual property for the sale of decoders to pirate content. The extraordinary thing about the ruling is that it is the first time in Spain that a company has been convicted of selling pirate IPTV services, as, until now, the weight of the law had fallen solely on private individuals, legal sources told EL MUNDO.
– The conviction affects seven of the company’s employees, including its directors, who have received fines ranging from 540 euros to 7,290 euros depending on their degree of importance in the operations, and the company Engel, fined 673,000 euros and 397 dollars for civil liability arising from the crime. Full article: https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-iptv-co-7-workers-fined-after-massive-raids-8-years-ago-240306/

CULTURE

English Is Still The World’s Most-Spoken Language:
These figures come from Ethnologue, which publishes a list of the largest languages every year. Ref: https://www.ethnologue.com/insights/ethnologue200/

OTHER

Much Stronger Than Fentanyl, Nitazene Presents A Looming Crisis:
– A new killer has emerged in the illegal drug market, leaving a trail of bodies in its wake. Synthetic opioids called nitazenes, up to 20 times more potent than fentanyl, have infiltrated street drugs from heroin to benzodiazepines, catching unsuspecting users in a web of addiction and overdose (OD) death.
– Nitazenes belong to a class of synthetic opioids called isotonitazenes, or ISOs. These compounds have gained attention due to their powerful painkilling properties. First developed in the 1950s, nitazenes were never approved for medical use and long remained obscure, known only in academic circles.
– A defining trait of nitazenes is their extremely high potency, hundreds to thousands of times more potent than morphine and other older opioids and 10 to 20 times more powerful than fentanyl, which is already fueling the nation’s current drug crisis.
– Although it’s theorized that these compounds are coming from China, “nobody really knows for sure,” Dr. Jarid Pachter from Stony Brook Medicine, who specializes in family medicine and addiction medicine, told The Epoch Times. So far, 20 distinct types of nitazenes have been detected in illegal street drugs, turning up with increasing frequency.
– Data from Scotland’s Rapid Action Drug Alerts and Response (RADAR) early warning system showed nitazenes directly caused 25 deaths between 2022 and 2023, compared to none before, identified in postmortem toxicology tests.
– “Because nitazenes have been found in various street drugs like benzodiazepines and fake pharmaceuticals, people may not be aware they are taking nitazenes or the increased risk,” Dr. Tara Shivaji, a consultant in public health medicine at Public Health Scotland, said in a press statement. Compounding the risk, the concentration of drugs in tablets, powders, and blotters can fluctuate dramatically even within the same batch, she noted. Full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/much-stronger-fentanyl-nitazene-presents-looming-crisis

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Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
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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 Services.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

Local/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
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March 2024 “Editor’s Holiday”:
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Posts scheduled for this day will appear the following day.

DigameXtra will also be closed for the Easter bridge holiday, Thursday 28 thru Sunday 31 March.

Public Holidays In March: 4 Day bridge holiday weekend from 28 March thru 31 March
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International Women’s Day Flamenco Show in Velez-Malaga:
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement.
A themed flamenco show in support of women is scheduled on Sat, March 9, at the Teatro del Carmen, with free admission by invitation. Get tickets from the Social Services Centre or Velez-Malaga tourism offices. 

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La Herradura Annual Celebration in Honor of its Patron Saint, San José (St. Joseph):
Sat, 16 March thru Tuesday, 19 March.
Castle of La Herradura to Host Headline Acts
Senior activities center at the ‘Pepe Gámez’ hall in the Bahía Civic Centre. 

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SPAIN

Reservoirs increase their reserve by another 2% thanks to the rains, but those in Andalusia and Catalonia remain at worrying levels: {Translation, summary}
– The reservoirs continue to rise for the fourth consecutive week. The rains, which this week have been particularly heavy in some parts of the Peninsula due to the passage of several fronts, have meant that the water reserve has experienced a further increase, almost 2%, and that overall the reservoirs are now at almost 55% of their capacity. Despite these results, the Catalan and Andalusian basins continue to show worrying figures.
– Even if the southern basins manage to climb too, the truth is that they continue to present much lower data compared to those in the north. Among them, Guadalete-Barbate stands out, which is this week at 17.3%. It is followed by the Segura basin, 18.9%; Mediterranean Andalusian, 19.4%; Guadalquivir, 25.9% and Guadiana, 36.9%. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5224586/0/lluvia-consigue-afianzar-subida-los-embalses-que-crecen-por-cuarta-semana-consecutiva/

NERJA

Eviction of a settlement at Las Alberquillas beach in the Maro-Cerro Gordo Natural Park: {Translation, summary}
– In the early hours of Tuesday 5 March, a settlement of motorhomes and tents on the beach of Las Alberquillas in Nerja, within the Natural Park of Maro-Cerro Gordo, was evicted. Personnel from the Environment and Water Agency (AAMM) of the Junta de Andalucía, Guardia Civil and Local Police took part in the operation.
– After the eviction, as reported by the Andalusian Government on social networks, the area has been cleaned with staff from the aforementioned agency. The agents have recalled that in this natural area of the Axarquia, camping and overnight stays with motorhomes are not allowed. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/desalojado-un-asentamiento-en-la-playa-de-las-alberquillas-del-parque-natural-de-maro-cerro-gordo/ 

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Tough Choices For Progressive & Conservative Landlords- While both left-wing PSOE and right-wing PP have facilitated the relaxation of squatter laws & enforcement, far-right VOX works at community levels for landlord rights & swift evictions: {Translation, summary}
– VOX denounces in Vélez-Málaga the “inaction” of PP and PSOE regarding squatter problems. 
– In an appearance before the media this morning, the national deputy of VOX for Malaga, Patricia Rueda, accompanied by the also deputy Carlos Hernández Quero and the spokesperson of VOX in Vélez-Málaga, Javier Herreros, has addressed “the growing problem of squatting that affects Vélez-Málaga and, by extension, all of Spain”. A problem, he stressed, that “affects the working classes while the Executive persists in paving the way for criminals”.
– In the words of Patricia Rueda, “squatting is a problem of great concern to the residents of Vélez-Málaga and to citizens throughout Spain”. In this sense, she underlined “the injustice it represents for those who struggle to pay their mortgages while the current laws protect squatters to the detriment of legitimate owners”.
– Further, the VOX deputy has highlighted that her party has brought to the municipal plenary, in Vélez-Málaga, a motion requesting “specific measures to combat this problem”, including “the creation of a technical-legal office and a police unit specialised in the fight against squatting”. This includes, as Rueda explained, “the growing problem of “inquiokupación”. {Inquiokupación occurs when a person signs a rental contract, but after the first or second payment, they quit paying rent. However, the property is not abandoned, going from being rented to squatted (okupa). This situation became a major issue when evictions for failure to pay rent during the Covid restriction times were prohibited. Some renters who stopped rent payments at that time continue to occupy properties without resuming rent payments. -Ed.} These actions, explained the VOX deputy, “seek to address the consequences of squatting, such as insecurity, conflicts and dirtiness that deteriorate the quality of life in neighbourhoods, and that threaten private property and that right”.
– Rueda, likewise, contradicted the latest gov’t claims of a down-trend in squatting, and criticised the current Spanish government, indicating that “since Sánchez has been in the Moncloa (Spain’s White House), supported by communists and the enemies of the nation, there has been a 41% increase in cases of squatting”. She also wanted to highlight the role of the PP in the “modification of the Penal Code in 2015, which lowered the category of this crime from serious to minor”. This is why, from Congress, Rueda explained, “we have presented dozens of initiatives, including a bill and even appeals to the High Court”.
– Patricia Rueda concluded her speech by stressing that, from VOX, they are clear: “To the squatter, a kick in the ass”, expressing the commitment of her party to continue its “fight against squatting from all institutions”, putting the focus on the “real problems of the citizens of Vélez-Málaga and all of Spain”; as well as the proposal of “common sense measures against the inaction of conservatives and socialists who are only able to agree to share the seats in the Congress Commissions”. Source & photo, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/vox-denuncia-en-velez-malaga-inaccion-de-pp-y-psoe-frente-a-los-problemas-de-okupacion/ 

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA

Rincon de la Victoria will have a mobile breast cancer detection unit until 19 June: {Translation}
– Women residents in Rincón de la Victoria, Macharaviaya, Moclinejo and Totalán, aged between 50 and 71, will be scheduled for a check-up.
– The Malaga Health District has added a mobile unit for the Breast Cancer Early Detection Programme to the two fixed units it already had, located in the Puerta Blanca and La Roca health centres. This unit will travel to the municipalities and areas furthest away from the existing fixed units. Its current destination is Rincón de la Victoria, where it will be in the Plaza de la Constitución until 19th June.
– The Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Programme of the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Andalusian Regional Government invites women between the ages of 50 and 71 to have a mammogram every 2 years. Therefore, women living in Rincón de la Victoria, Macharaviaya, Moclinejo, Olías and Totalán, and who are in the corresponding age bracket, are encouraged to check that they have received their appointment and to participate. Participants are summoned by letter to attend a mammography screening unit. The results of the screening are also sent to their home address by post. If it is necessary to complete the study with other complementary tests, the woman will be referred to her hospital of reference, and will also receive this appointment by post.
– If they wish to ask any questions, change the appointment received or request it again (if for any reason they have not been able to attend before), they can do so by calling 677007017 or emailing info@cribadoandalucia.com. Source & photo, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/rincon-de-la-victoria-contara-hasta-el-19-de-junio-con-una-unidad-movil-de-deteccion-precoz-de-cancer-de-mama/ 

SEVILLA

Rent Control- The new housing index certifies the price of flat rents in Seville should be up to 500 euros less than asked: {Translation, summary}
– The Ministry of Housing published this week a new online benchmark tool with which any user can consult a price range of how much you should be paying for the rent of your home. https://serpavi.mivau.gob.es/
– Despite the fact that the Andalusian region has yet to initiate any procedures in this regard, some neighborhoods in Sevilla are expected to participate in rent controls. A simple search on this tool will display the price differentials pre and post rent control. Thus, the new reference indicates differences of up to 500 euros between an offer and what should be paid for that address. The objective of this index, as the Secretary of State has assured in the field of housing, is to curb speculation, so from now on anyone can access it and consult it freely. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5223365/0/cuanto-deberias-pagar-por-tu-piso-sevilla-nuevo-indice-vivienda-revela-diferencias-hasta-1-500-euros-las-ofertas-alquiler/

EUROPE

Another left-wing extremist group surfaces to launch attack in Berlin:
– The Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin was evacuated on Tuesday after a major power outage. The left-wing extremist “Volcano Group” said it had carried out the assault on the power grid supplying the carmaker.
“We sabotaged Tesla today,” a letter from the Volcano Group said, specifying an “attack on the electricity supply.” The facility is the only factory run by billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company in Europe.
– Later on Tuesday, police said they were aware of the letter the Volcano Group and that they were checking its authenticity, which would take several days.
– The state of Brandenburg’s Interior Minister Michael Stübgen (CDU) spoke of a “perfidious attack” on the electricity infrastructure. Unknown people had set fire to the high-voltage pylon between Steinfurt and Hartmannsdorf early on Tuesday morning, the ministry said. Operator Stromnetz Berlin, meanwhile, said there were also outages in the Berlin districts of Müggelheim, Rahnsdorf, and parts of Neukölln. Some 2,000 households are affected. Full article: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-tesla-gigafactory-hit-by-far-left-sabotage/a-68440976

SPORTS

Tennis News- INDIAN WELLS 2024 Draw:
– The draw for Indian Wells sees Rafael Nadal back in competitive action for the first time since January as he is set to face Milos Raonic in the first round in California.
– Defending champion Alcaraz gets a pass to the second round, where he will face the winner of the match between Luca van Assche and Matteo Arnaldi, before a potential meeting with Felix Auger-Aliassime in round three.
– Top seed Novak Djokovic will begin his campaign for a record sixth title when he faces Aleksandar Vukic in the second round, while British No. 1 and 2021 champion Cameron Norrie will take on either Lorenzo Sonego or Miomir Kecmanovic. Andy Murray will go head-to head with Andrey Rublev if he comes through his first round match against a qualifier. Fellow Brit Jack Draper could meet Alexander Zverev in the second round, should he first get the better of Australian Christopher O’Connell.
– In the women’s draw, defending champion Elena Rybakina will face either Paula Badosa or Ashlyn Krueger.
– Top seed and 2022 champion Iga Swiatek will face Danielle Collins should the American win her first round match, while Aryna Sabalenka will take on the winner of Payton Stearns and Elisabetta Cocciaretto. Sabalenka could face Emma Raducanu in the third round should the Brit win her first round tie against a qualifier, and then overcome Australian Open semi-finalist Dayana Yastremska in round two. US Open champion and No. 3 seed Coco Gauff will meet either Clara Burel of France or Wang Xiyu of China in her second round match. Full article: https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/atp-indian-wells/2024/rafeal-nadal-set-for-milos-raonic-showdown-in-indian-wells-first-round-emma-raducanu-could-face-aryn_sto10048979/story.shtml

TECH

Europe To Asia Undersea Internet Data Cables Cut, Services Disrupted:
– Three Red Sea underwater cables providing internet and telecommunications around the world have been cut as the waterway remains a target of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said Monday. Meanwhile, a suspected Houthi attack set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden.
– What cut the lines remains unclear. There has been concern about the cables being targeted in the Houthi campaign, which the rebels describe as an effort to pressure Israel to end its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Houthis have denied attacking the lines, however.
– The cut lines include Asia-Africa-Europe 1, the Europe India Gateway, Seacom and TGN-Gulf, Hong Kong-based HGC Global Communications said. It described the cuts as affecting 25% of the traffic flowing through the Red Sea. It described the Red Sea route as crucial for data moving from Asia to Europe and said it had begun rerouting traffic. “We estimate that over 90% of communications between Europe and Asia traverse submarine cables in the Red Sea,” he said. “Fortunately, telecom operators have built a high degree of redundancy into the system – there are many cables traversing the Red Sea.” Full article: https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-03-04/three-red-sea-underwater-data-cables-have-been-cut-as-houthi-attacks-continue-in-the-vital-waterway.html

FROM THE “WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING” DEPARTMENT

Should the closing time of restaurants be brought forward? An informal poll of readers by 20minutos:
– Note: due to the page translator, the word “restoration” appears in the second option, where it should say “catering industry”. The original uses the phrase “la restauración”, which has several possible translations: to restore, refurbishment, recovery, catering, restaurant-related, etc.
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/encuesta/debe-adelantarse-la-hora-de-cierre-de-restaurantes-6638/resultados/ 

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Diaz Doubles Down- Insists On Earlier Closing Times- Yolanda Díaz, on the closing hours of the restaurants, “From 22:00 hours the days have mental health risks”: {Translation}
– The second vice-president of the government, Yolanda Díaz (SUMAR party, communist), spoke on Monday about the closing hours of hotel and catering establishments in Spain during an interview on the show “24h”, specifying that: “From 10 p.m. onwards, the working hours are nocturnal and have certain risks for mental health. These hours must be treated differently, and these working conditions in some cities in our country can be improved”, explained Díaz.
– In this regard, the Minister of Employment also called for an end to “trivialising” the employment rights of professionals. “Let’s stop frivolising with these matters, they are very serious for the lives of workers in our country”, she said. “We are in favour of the good life, of people wanting to enjoy life, of measures that have to do with improving the quality of life, while respecting labour rights,” said Díaz. {…in a serious display of cognitive dissonance. -Ed.}
– On the other hand, the leader of Sumar also highlighted the contrast between Spanish timetables and those of other European countries. “It is clear that the timetables in our country are very different to those in Europe. It is not normal for us to hold meetings in Spain at eight o’clock in the evening, it is not normal,” she said.
{Excuse me, in summer many meetings are scheduled in the evening, after the sun is going down and the heat has lifted. Communists just can’t deal with truth very well, they have their own “facts”. -Ed.}
– Díaz also referred to the criticisms made by the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who accused her of wanting people to be “bored and at home”. Ayuso pointed out on her X account on Monday that Spain is “different” to the rest of Europe and that “it has the best nightlife in the world, with streets full of life and freedom. And that also provides employment”.
– In response to this, Díaz indicated that she was “astonished” at the frivolity with which Ayuso raises the issues, and added that the government is in favour of leisure, but with measures to reduce the working day.
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5224405/0/yolanda-diaz-sobre-horario-cierre-los-restaurantes-partir-22-00-horas-las-jornadas-tienen-riesgos-para-salud-mental/

SCIENCE

New ‘Water Batteries’ Are Cheaper, Recyclable, And Won’t Explode:
– Water and electronics don’t usually mix, but as it turns out, batteries could benefit from some H2O. By replacing the hazardous chemical electrolytes used in commercial batteries with water, scientists have developed a recyclable ‘water battery’ – and solved key issues with the emerging technology, which could be a safer and greener alternative.
– ‘Water batteries’ are formally known as aqueous metal-ion batteries. These devices use metals such as magnesium or zinc, which are cheaper to assemble and less toxic than the materials currently used in other kinds of batteries. In a water battery, the electrolytic fluid is water with a few added salts, instead of something like sulfuric acid or lithium salt.
– Crucially, the team behind this latest advancement came up with a way to prevent these water batteries from short-circuiting. This happens when tiny spiky metallic growths called dendrites form on the metal anode inside a battery, busting through battery compartments. The feature also helps the prototype water batteries last longer, retaining more than 85 percent of their capacity after 500 cycles, the researchers’ experiments showed.
– Although the new technology is unlikely to replace lithium-ion batteries any time soon, with further research and development, water batteries could provide a safe alternative to lithium-ion ones in a decade or so, says lead author, chemical scientist Tianyi Ma of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Full article: https://www.sciencealert.com/new-water-batteries-are-cheaper-recyclable-and-wont-explode & Video Link

FINANCIAL

Price of gold hits record high amid geopolitical tensions and investor jitters:
– Investors piled into the “safe haven” asset on Tuesday, with the spot price reaching a record $2,141.59 (about £1,685) for an ounce, beating the previous record of $2,135 in December, before easing back again to about $2,128. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/05/price-of-gold-hits-record-high-amid-geopolitical-tensions-and-investor-jitters 

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Bitcoin surges past $68,000, in sight of record high:
– Bitcoin was perched at a two-year peak on Tuesday, breaking above $68,600 and stalking the all-time high as money keeps rushing into the largest cryptocurrency by market value.
– Bitcoin has gained 50% this year and most of the rise has come in the last few weeks when inflows into U.S.-listed bitcoin funds have surged. On Tuesday, it was at $68,500 in Asian trading hours, having reached a session high of $68,828, a whisker away from the all-time peak of $68,999.99 it set in November 2021. Some other crypto-coins have followed the trend including Ethereum and controversial Dogecoin {pic}. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/technology/bitcoin-surges-past-68000-sight-record-high-2024-03-05/

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
Algarrobo 
Competa 
Malaga 
Nerja 
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Torrox 
Velez-Málaga 
For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
https://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga.html

Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html

Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot 

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

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

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

Local/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
Bus Info: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/our-destinations/regional
Currency Converter: https://www.x-rates.com/calculator/?from=EUR&to=GBP&amount=1
Internet Speed Test: http://beta.speedtest.net/
Local Bank Holidays: http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/spain/index.php  UK Newspaper Front Pages and Worldwide Newspapers All On One Site: https://www.thepaperboy.com/uk/front-pages.cfm

Check All Lottery Results Here: Updated daily. 
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Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Malaga Province: New, updated link (Aug, 2023). Info in English with list of English speaking meetings. https://aacostadelsol.com/

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DigameXtra No. 2725 Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

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Jam Session: 6 march Wednesday from 8 pm to 11 pm Acustic Jam Session, hosting by Dana & Gianni l. Chiringuito Media Caña avenida del Peñoncillo 46 Torrox Costa. Good food and drink. Musicians are welcome, but everyone is welcome. Info/booking +34635763633

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Los Chili Pepes- a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute show:
Saturday, 9 March. Doors open 21:30, show 23:00.
Sala Trinchera, C/ Parauta 25, Málaga.
The Malaga band celebrates its tenth anniversary this year and promises as always a spicy experience where they will teleport you to California for a few hours with the most faithful live performance of one of the gods of funk and rock. Tickets in advance, from 13.13 euros (no one under 16 admitted).
Info & tix: https://entradium.com/es/events/chili-pepes-tributo-en-malaga-007decc0-8381-475a-8ef2-65f196c20738 & Video Link

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Night theatrical visits to the English cemetery in Malaga resume: Friday nights, 7pm & 9pm tours
– Truculent stories loom over the English cemetery of Malaga, where we will meet to start a theatrical visit that will leave you speechless.
– There was a time when Málaga was a real crucible of cultures that lived in peace. Until death came. At that time, non-Catholics were buried only at night, upright on the beach and were devoured by the beasts of the sea or packs of roaming dogs. However, this changed with the construction of the English cemetery in 1831.
– During our theatrical visit, we will have the privilege of being accompanied by guides who lived that time and his stories will put his hair at the end. We will see how the first Protestant cemetery of the Iberian Peninsula changed the course of the city’s history, both for the living and for the dead.
– Captain Kritschman’s stories about Malaga’s great shipwreck, Robert Boyd’s unfair shooting or Mary Ann’s secrets, the owner of the stone angel, the most valuable and famous sculpture of the English cemetery. Can you think of a better plan to do in Malaga at sunset?
– After an hour and a half, we will say goodbye at the exit of the English cemetery of Malaga. Sweet dreams! Photo: MyGuide. Info & tix: https://www.getyourguide.com/malaga-l402/visita-teatralizada-nocturna-al-cementerio-ingles-t554056 

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Holy Week Dance Performance- “The Sacred Way”:
Saturday, 30 March, 20:00; Price €10.
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center
– Lourdes Nieto and the Municipal Dance School of Alhaurín de la Torre present us this show that unites the passion of flamenco with Holy Week, a work of Spanish dance that, through dance, narrates the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, with moments such as baptism, the betrayal of Judas, the Last Supper or the Crucifixion.
Location: C/ Granada 45, 29780 Nerja
Tix at box office of the Cultural Center: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, and two hours prior to the performance.
Info & tix online: https://mientrada.janto.es/espectaculo/el-sagrado-camino/NERSAGRADOCAMINO/venue=CCNERJA 

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For Sale: New High Performance Mini PCs, 2 Models
– MIPOWCAT (Premium series, with Crucial SSD). Windows 11 Pro {pic on left}
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SPAIN

European Public Prosecutor’s Office targets mask contracts in Canary and Balearic Islands associated with the ‘Koldo plot’: {Translation, summary}
– The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the contracts signed – during the first stage of the pandemic – by the Canary Islands Health Service and the Health Service of the Balearic Islands with the alleged scheme in which Koldo García, former advisor to former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, allegedly participated for the supply of masks. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-fiscalia-europea-abre-investigacion-contratos-mascarillas-canarias-baleares-trama-koldo-20240304192400.html

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Half of the 36,000 arrested or investigated for house squatting since 2020 are foreign citizens, while prosecutions slow due to court strikes and Covid restrictions on evictions: {Translation, summary}
– A total of 7,057 people were arrested or investigated for home occupation offences, of which half of them (3,544) were foreigners, according to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior between January and September 2023, according to a parliamentary response consulted by Europa Press.
– Data from the Ministry of the Interior show that half of the 36,842 people arrested and investigated since 2020 for crimes related to squatting are foreign nationals, and that there is a downward trend in both the number of investigations with arrests and the number of criminal offences investigated for the trespassing and usurpation of property. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-mitad-36000-detenidos-investigados-ocupacion-viviendas-2020-son-ciudadanos-extranjeros-20240303120649.html

ANDALUCÍA

Showers and storms throughout the week in Andalusia: {Translation, summary}
– On Tuesday 5th, no rain is expected in Andalusia and forecasts indicate that there will be clear skies during the afternoon in most of the territory. On Wednesday, clouds will return to the whole autonomous region.
– Thursday sees the beginning of a change in trend, and an example of this is the forecast which indicates that the rains will arrive in the early hours of the morning in provinces such as Huelva. They will then spread to the western half of Andalusia throughout the morning, with the possibility of thunderstorms in Cadiz. During the following hours, rain and storms will also spread eastwards, affecting the whole of Andalusia (with the exception of the eastern coast of Almería).
– Friday 8th March will begin with showers in Cadiz, Cordoba, Malaga, Granada and Jaen, with early morning thunderstorms also expected in the latter province. During the day, it will rain throughout Andalusia, except in the south and east of Almería. Meanwhile, snow is also expected in Trevélez, Granada. Rain will continue in the late afternoon in the provinces of Huelva, Seville and Cordoba.
– The rains will also mark the day of 9 March. On this day, rain is expected in areas such as Almería, where the AEMET forecasts do not indicate rainfall on previous days. Storms may also occur, in this case in the north of Cordoba and Granada, as well as in the province of Jaén. On the other hand, snow will continue to fall in the municipality of Trevélez and during the final hours of the day snow may also be seen in Huelma and Alcalá La Real.
– Precipitation in the form of snow will spread during the early hours of Sunday morning (and its morning), according to the AEMET, to other municipalities, such as Guadix, Baza, Cazorla and Huéscar. Meanwhile, the rains will continue in the Guadalquivir Valley area and part of Jaén, Granada and Huelva. Rainfall will cease during the last hours of the weekend in many Andalusian localities, except in areas of Cadiz, Malaga, Cordoba, Granada and a large part of the province of Jaen. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/situacion-rombo-lluvias-tormentas-Andalucia_0_1881412729.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Upcoming farmer’s tractor protests in Malaga this March: {Translation, summary}
– The agricultural sector in Malaga has called for new demonstrations on 7 and 13 March.
– This Thursday, 7th March, a mobilisation is being organised in the western part of the province of Malaga, specifically at the Zalea crossroads, on the A-354 with the A-357 and the A-343 with the A-357. Farmers, farmers and tractors will block this stretch of road between 10:00 and 13:00. They will leave one lane free for emergency vehicles at all times.
– Wednesday, 13th March, there will be a rally at the Government Sub-delegation in Malaga. At this meeting, both lanes of both directions of traffic will be occupied, and people, agricultural vehicles and off-road vehicles will congregate between 10:00 and 13:00 hours. The agricultural organisations pointed out that emergency vehicles will be kept free at all times. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/fechas-tractoradas-Malaga-marzo_0_1881413139.html

MALAGA CITY

Black Days stores open outlet in Malaga city offering Amazon & AliExpress returned items at big discounts:
– It might raise a few eyebrows if you see paddle-surf boards, air fryers or robot vacuum cleaners for just 20 euros or less, but it’s all legitimate. A new outlet store in Malaga city offers items returned by customers to Amazon back to the public at bargain prices.
– Every Friday you can find new stock, which includes almost everything. Small electrical appliances are the most popular, such as the automatic cleaners, hair straighteners or air-fryers, but you can also buy clothes from Shein and other items from AliExpress.
– The owners of the new business, Black Days Outlet, are María del Mar (Lía) Gómez Bustamante and Juan Amate. They opened the first shop in December in the Plaza del Hospital Civil in Malaga city and a month later opened another at Calle Eugenio Gross 43.
– The new stock goes on sale on Fridays, a day in which everything inside the store is reduced to 20 euros. From then on, the price drops progressively and on the following Thursday the items (if there are any left) can be purchased for only three euros. The only thing that exceeds the fixed price are televisions, which cost 80 euros (32-inch) or 120 euros (43-inch). In return, they come with a two-year guarantee.
– Customers can also buy drones, watches, headphones, toys, objects adapted to special needs – such as for people with autism – and sophisticated sporting goods such as paddle-surfing boards or kayaks. “They are the same things that you can see on Amazon costing 400, 600 or even 1,500 euros and that you can find in this shop for 20 euros or less,” the owners said.
– In addition to small appliances, they also sell furniture from the Amazon Basic range (“similar to Ikea”, the owners said), as well as returned clothes from Shein and other items from AliExpress. Tuesday is fashion day, with clothes and accessories for only five euros from Shein and Inditex, a group with which they have recently reached an agreement to be able to sell their returned garments.
– They will also make the leap to the province, with shops in San Pedro Alcántara, Rincón de la Victoria, Vélez-Málaga and Antequera in the coming weeks. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/this-the-outlet-malaga-city-offering-amazon-20240304181723-nt.html

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Wheat gluten steaks and lentil sausages: Malaga’s first vegan ‘butcher’ opens:
– El Vegans, a business that defines itself as a butcher’s shop of the future, recently opened in the Huelin district and is now the first vegan ‘butcher’ in Malaga city. The new establishment opened in Calle Héroe de Sostoa, 27 and occupies a premise of about 80 square metres. Photo: Migue Fernandez. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/wheat-gluten-steaks-and-lentil-sausages-malagas-20240304175825-nt.html 

NERJA

The ‘war’ to exploit the Chíllar river- details of the companies proposals to control the flow of visitors: {Translation, summary}
– The proposals of the three private companies vying to take over the control of the capacity and the organisation of flows in the river Chíllar are already on the table.
– To this end, over the next few weeks, the files of the firms will be available for consultation by anyone interested. One of the proposals proposes guided visits with groups of up to 40 people and a maximum of 200 per day. This figure contrasts with the 500 visitors per day proposed by the other two. As for the price of the entrance fee, it ranges from a minimum of 4.8 euros (in the case of one of the tour options) to a maximum of 12 euros.
Read the full proposals in English translation, click here:
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Source, Spanish: https://www.elespanol.com/malaga/20240225/guerra-explotar-rio-chillar-detalles-empresas-optan-controlar-flujo-visitantes/834916580_0.html 

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Do You Like Large Steaks? Record-breaking 12,000-euro giant beef carcass destined for Vélez-Málaga:
– A butcher and meat distributor based in Vélez-Málaga has purchased a beef carcass for a record amount- an eye-watering 12,000 euros.
– The company Cárnicas Rigar purchased the certified Galician Rubia Gallega breed steer at the Silleda cattle fair, held in Pontevedra in the Spanish northwestern region of Galicia.
– Cárnicas Rigar is already preparing a series of “exclusive” products from the carcass. “All those interested in acquiring some of the products derived from this exceptional ox can receive more information by contacting the company directly on 675 253 759, at http://www.carnicasrigar.es and on its social media,” Rico said.
– Cárnicas Rigar is a family business founded in 1985, with more than 35 years of experience in the sector, and is one of the most important meat distributors in Andalucía. Full article & photo credit: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/recordbreaking-12000euro-beef-carcass-destined-for-eastern-20240304174831-nt.html 

FROM THE “WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING” DEPARTMENT

Has Minister of Labor & Leader of Sumar (communist, far-left) Yolanda Díaz Lost Her Mind? – She calls for earlier closing times for restaurants & catering industry, considers it “madness” to extend opening hours: {Translation, summary}
– The second vice-president and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz {pic}, said on Monday that she does not consider it “reasonable” that restaurants in Spain should be open until 1am. In an intervention in Congress before Sumar MPs, the leader of the party advocated limiting the opening hours of the hotel and catering industry instead of extending them.
– “It is unreasonable for meetings to be called at 20.00 in the evening,” she said. In this regard, the minister pointed out that her department has set up a working group made up of 60 experts to tackle the issue of rationalising time. (Oh great, now the tax payers will foot the consultation bills for 60 of her fellow commies to support this insane proposal. -Ed)
– The words of the leader of Sumar have not been well received by the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Ayuso, a great advocate of flexible opening hours in the restaurant industry. “Spain has the best nightlife in the world, with streets full of life and freedom. And that also provides employment”, the PP leader pointed out on the social network X. “They want us to be puritanical, materialistic, socialist, without soul, without light and without restaurants because they feel like it”, she criticised.
– España de Noche, the employers’ association of leisure and night-time entertainment, rejects the approach of Díaz. In a communiqué, they say that limiting the opening hours of the hotel and catering industry would be “a shot in the foot” that “would only benefit” Spain’s competitors in the tourist market. “The offer of evening activity is one of the pillars of Spain being the first country in the world in holiday tourism, so any experiment that jeopardises our lifestyle model, our tourist attractiveness and the activity of companies in the sector can only provoke social and business rejection”, he warns.
{Does Diaz not realize it stays light well after 9pm in summer, and that people seek relief from high summer night temps in poorly ventilated homes by going outside, often to cafe terraces, until temps cool well after midnight, a timeless Spanish tradition? And most residents will also be without water all night, so no showers! Can you imagine the huge “botellóns” (drinking parties) in every urban park across the country if there were nowhere else to go to on hot summer nights? Wait a second…huge free all-night community parties every night, all summer… that may be a good thing. On second thought, maybe there is an up side here, even if it would involve a huge increase in police overtime. -Ed.}
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5224215/0/yolanda-diaz-aboga-por-adelantar-hora-cierre-los-restaurantes-considera-una-locura-ampliar-los-horarios/ 

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2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
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For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
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Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
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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 

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
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Frigiliana: 952 533 231

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

Local Police
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Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

Local/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
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DigameXtra No. 2724 Monday, March 4th, 2024

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Phoenix Club: The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English. It is a registered social club with the Ayuntamiento in Velez Malaga, is a non political and secular organisation & during these very difficult financial times we try to keep costs down.
We offer an opportunity to make lasting friendships, to help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips. Do come along and meet us.
We meet every Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm at Restaurant and Bar La Vega in Torre del Mar which is just behind the Repsol Garage on the way out of Torre.
***Trips & Events***
March
– 22nd – IKEA & Guzmans Garden Centre €20pp
April
– 12th – Visit Olvera and Setenil de las Bodegas €22pp
May
– 2nd – 6th May – Trip to Madrid. Staying just outside Madrid in the Hotel PCM on a B&B Basis. Prices €325 per person based on 2 sharing a double room. €465 for a Single room. Deposit €100 and is non refundable, payable on booking. Travel Insurance recommended. Price includes B&B accommodation, coach fare, trip to Avila and tips.
– 3rd – Trip to Gib €22 and includes €1 for the driver. Pick up at Lidi Algarrobo Costa at 08.30
– 10th – Cordoba Patios, an evening visit. €27pp. Evening visit TBC
– 14th – Craft Fair and Home baking Sale at our meeting place.
For further information on any of our trips, please contact Gail on 951067723/626370695 (Whatsapp) or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk or check out our FB page 

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Torrox Spanish History Group:
Next Meeting Wednesday 6 March
This months talk will be presented by Chris Sherwood and is the second part of “New Spain- The Spanish in North America 1521 to 1821”. Please come along and support Chris.
The venue for the meeting, starting at 11:00 hrs, is the Merendero Mediacana. Non members are welcome. There is no charge for attending the group meetings. It would be courteous if attendees would purchase at least one drink at the premises, as we are permitted to use the premises and their equipment free of charge. The Merendero Mediacana can be found on Google Maps, there is ample parking space and public transport is supplied by ALSA with a stop at Km 46 on the N340, a couple of hundred metres from the venue. Hope to see you there !!
Further Information
Email: keithrocksue At gmail Dot com or
sherwoodca At hotmail Dot com

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Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party:
9 & 10 March. Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Malaga.
“Fans of all ages will be able to enjoy a fascinating show in the dark where the iconic Hot Wheels Monster Trucks will be in charge of making the track glow in a unique and energetic experience”, announced the promoter, which after stopping in Madrid at the beginning of 2024, will be in Malaga in three different sessions this coming Saturday (11:30 and 18:30 hours) and Sunday (11:30 hours). Info & tix: https://www.livenation.es/show/1437175/hot-wheels-monster-truck-live-glow-party/m%C3%A1laga/2024-03-09/es & Video Link

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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.
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You can opt for day care or overnight boarding, we can take care of dogs with medication or health problems. We live in Torrox Pueblo. Our contact is 666782766, please, if you have any questions, you can write to us via WhatsApp. Silvia, Torrox. 

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DoctorLaptop’s Computer Repairs & Sales- Torrox Costa (near the bus station)Computers only, Windows / Linux / Mac. No tablets or phones.
I don’t work on dinosaurs computers made before 2017 unless I have been servicing then annually. 
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We don’t just sit and wait for clients, we actively promote and search for buyers.
Future property exhibitions the BluCee team are attending: A Place in the Sun Live in London, 3rd to 5th May 2024 and Birmingham NEC 20th to 22nd September 2024.
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Pop into the office to have a no obligation chat.
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For Sale: Rollator walker. Bought from Amazon, little used, no longer required. 60 euros. Jennifer in Torre del Mar .
Email: clark-ward@gmx.com
Phone/WhatsApp. +34 655 629 821

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For Sale, 2 items:
– Office desks. I have several of these. They are solid heavy office desks. Dimensions are 1.6m overall length, 0.8m short width and 1.2m long width. I have left hand and right hand variants. Also drawer units to fit underneath or with matching wooden tops to sit alongside the desks. 50 Euros each.
– Office storage/file cabinet. Roller doors open fully.
Five steel shelves that can be positioned at any height.
Dimensions are 1.0m wide, 1.86m tall and 0.5m deep. 50 Euros.
James, Almunecar campo. Tel. 698406137
james@avocadocomputers.com 

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For Sale: Parabolic antenna, 120 cm with LNB, best condition. 50€. Dagmar, Competa. Email: boegero@gmx.de 

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Wanted: Horse Manure. Can anyone please advise me where I can get some horse manure. A stables that has a dung heap. Somewhere in and around Nerja or Torrox. Jane, Torrox Campo.
My mobile number is: 07740 988345.
Email address: kingswoodjane@hotmail.co.uk

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Wanted: A folding high chair to buy. Michele, Nerja. Contact: michele.bond@rocketmail.com

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Wanted: Chairs. I am looking for 2 garden chairs either rattan or wood and 2 small bistro chairs for a terrace.
Please call or WhatsApp with fotos if possible 680739577 or email me josiahamanda@ gmail.com
Amanda, Frigiliana

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Acer Travelmate P215-52, 15.6″ HD display. Brand new & fully upgraded with top-of-the-line Crucial brand RAM & SSDs. Intel i3 10110U processor (2.59GHz base, 4.10GHz turbo!).
12Gb RAM. Two SSD Hard Drives: 256Gb (M2) + 500Gb (SATA)
System: Windows 11 Pro in English. Spanish keyboard. VGA-out, full-size HDMI, ethernet, 3x USB 3.2 and USB-C with DisplayPort compatibility. Business grade construction with reinforced hinges and better materials for long life.
1 year Acer warranty when registered online after purchase. My price, including the 3 major upgrades (added 4Gb RAM+ 500Gb SSD + WIN11Pro), €650.
Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com

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For Sale: New High Performance Mini PCs, 2 Models
– MIPOWCAT (Premium series, with Crucial SSD). Windows 11 Pro {pic on left}
Processor: Intel N95 (up to 3.4GHz, basic GPU)
16GB high speed RAM; Windows 11 Pro
512GB high performance M2 SSD by Crucial*;
Dual-Screen 4k Display; 2x HDMI 2.0; WiFi 5;
Ethernet; BT 4.2; 4x USB 3.0.
Size: 14.1 x 13.9 x 10.4 cm; 710 grams. 
Price €275, factory sealed, with 2 year factory warranty.
– MOREFINE. (Professional series by Mipowcat, with Crucial SSD & RAM) Windows 11 Pro {pic on right}
Processor: Intel N100 (up to 3.40 GHz, premium GPU)
Top of the line Crucial* 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM
Top of the line Crucial* 1000GB M.2 NVME SSD
Dual-Screen 4k Display; 2x HDMI 2.0; WiFi 6; Ethernet;
BT 5.2; 4x USB 3
Price, €350, factory sealed, with 2 year factory warranty.
*Crucial is a company specializing in high performance, professional grade, computer components.
*Add a new business quality UK keyboard & mouse (both wired for USB) for €35.
*Now includes FREE set up, update and optimization of Windows 11 for you.
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Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.
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What Is The Koldo Case?: {DigameXtra}
– The stories currently dominating the Spanish headlines all involve the Koldo case. Due to the complexity of this situation, and lack of verifiable facts, I have been avoiding the matter for now; so far it’s lots of arrests, accusations, name calling and pointing of fingers, but little solid fact. It is however giving the PSOE a black eye, and President Sanchez is watching his popularity numbers plummet. Here is the simplified version.
– During the covid panic (2020-22) the national gov’t, controlled by the socialist PSOE, contracted for hundreds of millions of euros worth of masks and testers.
– It has been revealed that these contracts were inappropriately awarded to just a few companies, and that these companies were not properly vetted.
– That resulted in several consequences:
*The items purchased were often of inferior quality, not meeting industry standards of effectiveness or accuracy.
*It is alleged that several high level socialists, close to President Sanchez and his advisors, made millions of euros in kickbacks and inflated commissions-on-sales, by recommending these inappropriate suppliers.
*It is alleged that Sanchez implemented covid response policies, as suggested by these corrupt advisors, to maximize the consumption of masks and testers, to increase the amount spent on these supply contracts. This in turn, resulted in greater kickbacks to the plotters of this conspiracy.
*As more is learned, it appears that some regional gov’ts, primarily those under PSOE control, may have participated in these schemes, some just following orders, others actively involved in profiting from the scam. Some observers suggest that portions of these illegally gained funds were converted into campaign contributions, encouraging key politicians to turn a blind eye to the operation. -Ed.
***From 20minutos News***
– Not even ten days have passed since the so-called Koldo case was uncovered and the number of people involved in the corrupt plot continues to grow. After the arrest of 19 people on 21 February, among them the former advisor to the former Transport Minister and MP José Luis Ábalos, Koldo García {pic}, the appearance of actors related to and/or implicated in the case continues unabated.
– While the judge of the Audiencia Nacional Ismael Moreno investigates alleged irregular commissions for the awarding of contracts for masks during the coronavirus pandemic, the Public Prosecutor’s Office suspects that it is a “criminal organisation” that was in charge of obtaining public contracts through the company Soluciones de Gestión y Apoyo a Empresas and that Koldo García was paid to “mediate and obtain” awards to later “hide these payments” and avoid their traceability.
– The Public Prosecutor’s Office believes that Koldo García, who is already free with precautionary measures and who refused to testify before the judge, provided the company Soluciones de Gestión y Apoyo a las Empresas with information on the processes of awarding health material and mediated in order to obtain several contracts.
– In exchange, the investigators suspect that Koldo received payments and focus on his increase in assets of 1.5 million euros in two years and his attempt, allegedly, to hide it through relatives such as his wife, daughter or brother, also under investigation. Specifically, his one-year-old baby received a gift of 90,000 euros in cash and was the owner of a property in Benidorm. And Koldo is just one of the 19 people arrested so far. More arrests are expected as the investigation grows.
– If you want to know more, read the full article, where all the major players connected to the fraud are explained. English translation of the Source article:
https://www-20minutos-es.translate.goog/noticia/5223317/0/todos-los-nombres-investigados-caso-koldo-otros-actores-salpicados/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5223317/0/todos-los-nombres-investigados-caso-koldo-otros-actores-salpicados/

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The First Examples Of The New Rent Controls, Some Properties Will Be Discounted 60% From Asking Price!:
– The government has published an online list or index of ideal maximum rents for homes across most of Spain in an attempt to control rental prices and stop, what it believes, is an overheated market in many areas. The index draws on data from landlords’ tax returns as a guide and is meant as a tool for tenants to see if the price they are being charged is out of line with the rest of their area – https://serpavi.mivau.gob.es/.
– In overheated areas, the rental contracts of large landlords (owners of more than ten units, or five if a region says so) and homes that are just going on the rental market cannot have a higher price than that set by the reference index.
– To be compulsorily applied by law, a regional government must first declare it has an area with overheated housing costs and present an action plan to try to solve the situation. Although, for now, few regions look likely to do this. In mid-March the index will be applied for the first time in parts of Catalonia that have been declared “a stressed area”.
– Secretary of State for Housing David Lucas called on more regions to declare overheated areas in order to control speculation, adding that in Madrid, for example, the difference between rents being asked on property websites compared to the figures on the new index are up to 60 per cent. He also gave examples in Valencia or Barcelona. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/list-caps-home-rental-prices-spain-published-20240301161613-nt.html

MALAGA CITY

High season for Malaga beaches extended to eight months of the year:
– The high season period on Malaga beaches will now be extended from March to October, the city council has announced. From Friday (1 March), some 30 maintenance workers will begin inspecting the public toilets, walkways, railings and showers of the beaches.
– The move cuts out any mid-season and leaves just November to February as the low season, when beaches often get major maintenance works done in preparation for the spring and summer. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/high-season-for-malaga-beaches-extended-eight-20240229123617-nt.html

EUROPE

Terrorist Red Army Faction (RAF) Resurfaces in Berlin:
– Suspected far-left terrorists are being hunted by heavily armed German police this morning (Sunday 3/3) plunging parts of the capital Berlin into lockdown after gunfire was heard during early morning raids. Images from the last few hours show specialist anti-terror teams raiding properties linked to the Red Army Faction (RAF) in the Berlin-Friedrichshain areas with two properties being searched. Local news reports say two men, believed to be RAF former members Ernst-Volker Staub and Burkhard Garweg, have been arrested. Police are yet to formally identify the suspects.
– On Thursday last week a grenade and other weapons were found in searches of the Berlin apartment where a suspected former member of the left-wing militant group was arrested. Authorities said later Thursday that the objects found in the searches also included explosives, various type of ammunition and firearms, including a Kalashnikov, a machine pistol and a handgun with ammunition.
– Daniela Klette, 65, was arrested on Monday afternoon. While much about her whereabouts in the past 30 years remains unclear, she apparently had been living in the German capital under a false name for some time.
Klette is accused of participating in a string of robberies between 1999 and 2016, after the Red Army Faction was disbanded. She is suspected of robbery and attempted murder together with two other suspected ex-members of the group, Staub and Garweg.
– The Red Army Faction, which emerged from German student protests against the Vietnam War, killed 34 people and injured hundreds of others. The group launched a violent campaign against what members considered US imperialism and capitalist oppression of workers. It declared itself disbanded in 1998. Full article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1873124/Berlin-lockdown-police-armed-shooting-Red-Army-Faction-terrorists-communist

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The trick to remove forever the mold stains in the washing machine rubber: {Translation, summary}
– Thanks to the damp conditions inside a washing machine, it is very easy for mould to grow quickly in areas such as the rubber seal around the door and the detergent drawer. Not only does this look unsightly, but it can also cause the washing machine to smell bad and therefore make your clothes smell bad too. But there is an easy way to clean mould out of your washing machine to make sure it never comes back.
– One solution is to use a bit of kitchen roll soaked in bleach and let it sit around the rubber until the mould has been removed. After that, a wash without clothes is run.
– In general, and so that it does not flourish again, it is recommended to clean the rubber seal every time the washing machine is used, and to leave it open, so that mould does not grow. In addition, it is advisable to clean the soap drawer and the place where the soap is inserted at least once a month. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5223862/0/truco-eliminar-siempre-manchas-moho-goma-lavadora/ 

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Cinesur El Ingenio Films schedule: You can find the film schedule at this link. Films tagged as (VOSE) are in the original language with Spanish subtitles. 
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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
Algarrobo 
Competa 
Malaga 
Nerja 
Rincon 
Torrox 
Velez-Málaga 
For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
https://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga.html

Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html

Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot 

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

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

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

Local/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
Bus Info: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/our-destinations/regional
Currency Converter: https://www.x-rates.com/calculator/?from=EUR&to=GBP&amount=1
Internet Speed Test: http://beta.speedtest.net/
Local Bank Holidays: http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/spain/index.php  UK Newspaper Front Pages and Worldwide Newspapers All On One Site: https://www.thepaperboy.com/uk/front-pages.cfm

Check All Lottery Results Here: Updated daily. 
https://www.20minutos.es/loterias/

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Malaga Province: New, updated link (Aug, 2023). Info in English with list of English speaking meetings. https://aacostadelsol.com/

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March 2024 “Editor’s Holiday”:
DigameXtra will be closed Wednesday, March 14th.
Posts scheduled for this day will appear the following day.

DigameXtra will also be closed for the Easter bridge holiday, Thursday 28 thru Sunday 31 March.

Public Holidays In March: 4 Day bridge holiday weekend from 28 March thru 31 March
28 March, Holy Thursday
29 March, Good Friday
31 March, Easter Sunday
Ref: https://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga/nerja/calendario-laboral-2024.html

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DUKES BAR (TORROX COSTA) REOPENS
We are back from our Holidays and ready to go!
This Weeks Sunday Roast: Serving from 13:00-16:00
Main Course 10€, 2 Courses 12.50€, 3 Courses 15€.
Bookings Required!
Menu Changes weekly!
Please Contact us on +34 603 721 258 or message us on Facebook.
BLQ 79, Torrox Costa, nearest BLQ to the bus station. www.dukes.es 

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Nerja’s Days of Contemporary Music, 1-9 March:
Tickets are free until full capacity is reached. To reserve them, please send an email to: museodenerja@cuevadenerja.es indicating the date and the activity you wish to attend.
The programme for this event will take place from Friday 1 March to Saturday 9 March, with the following activities:
– Friday 1 March. 19:00 hours. Nerja Museum.
Lisus Duo. Dialogues.
Performers: Lidia Muñoz, saxophones; and Jesús Núñez, saxophones.
– Saturday 2 March. 19:00. Nerja Museum.
Tsukiko Amakaway Paloma Carrasco. Sound Topographies.
Performers: Tsukiko Amakawa, piano and toys; and Paloma Carrasco, cello.
– Tuesday 5 March. 19:00 hours. Nerja Museum.
Pilar Fontalba. 5 Score Y.A.
Performers: Pilar Fontalba, oboe and electronics.
– Wednesday 6 March. 20.00. La Térmica.
Zahir Ensemble. Conversations between generations.
Performers: Alfonso Rubio, flutes; Carlos Lacruz, clarinets; Bozena Angelova, violin; Aldo Mata, cello; Óscar Martín, piano; and Juan García, conducting.
With Eneko Vadillo, musician from Malaga and winner of the Queen Sofia Prize for musical composition 2005.
– Thursday 7 March. 19:00 hours. Nerja Museum.
Zukan Trio. Soinuzko Begiradak.
Performers: María Zubimendi, accordion; Gorka Catediano, percussion; and Jon Ansorena, txistu.
– Friday 8th March. 12.00 noon. Villa de Nerja Cultural Centre.
Didactic Concert. Minimal Celluloid.
Performers: Marina Ramos, conductor and music analysis teacher.
– Friday 8 March. 18.00 hours. Nerja Museum.
Multidisciplinary Music. The Art of Sound.
Performers: Nerja Municipal Music School; Saxophone Ensemble, conductor: Fernando J. Laguna.
– Friday 8 March. 20.00 hours. Villa de Nerja Cultural Centre.
Nerja Music Band. International Women’s Day.
Performers: Banda de Música de Nerja, conductor: David Palomas.
– Saturday 9 March. 20.00 hours. Villa de Nerja Cultural Centre.
Malaga Provincial Symphony Orchestra. Contemporary Malaga.
Performers: Orquesta Sinfónica Provincial de Málaga, conductor: José Luis López Antón.
Resident composer: Eneko Vadillo. 

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Jam Session: On Sunday March 3rd from 2 pm to 5 pm join us in Ziggy’s bar Puente Don Manuel (front of Scirocco bar) for the jam session, hosting by Dana & Gianni, and if you are musician bring your instrument please. Inf/ booking +34 642519017 

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Torre del Mar Tapas Route 2024: 29 Feb thru 17 March
24 establishments are participating.
Drink (beer, wine, soft, water) + tapa = €3.50

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Holy Week Concert- Malaga: 21 & 22 March
This year’s Easter concert from the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra is Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 in D minor. Joining the orchestra is the Spanish National Choir, with soloists Betty Garces, Asude Karayavuz, Aquiles Machado and Juan Carlos Heredia.
The concert takes place on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 March at 8pm. Tickets cost from €12 and are available here: https://www.teatrocervantes.com/en/genero/ofm/temporada-2023-24/semana-santa-l-v-beethoven-1412

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Wonderful Wisteria:
One of the highlights during the spring in Malaga is the wisteria pergola at the Botanical Gardens. The wrought-iron pergola literally groans with scented purple blooms for around 3 weeks between mid-March and mid-April. To avoid disappointment, call the Gardens (951 926 180) before you go to check if the wisteria has flowered yet. These gardens are a great place to visit all year round – the wisteria is an added extra! Photo: cadenaser.
Info: https://laconcepcion.malaga.eu/en/

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No subcontracting, all collection and delivery in house.
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The Greek House – Greek Casita Restaurant & Bar –Torrox Costa: Now opening at 6:30pm.
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. 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. For dessert… HOMEMADE BAKLAVA! We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! Hours: 6:30pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday. For reservations call 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/ We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

 

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Assisted Living Services in the Axarquia Region:
Do you have health or mobility issues?
Would support enable you to remain independent in your own home?
Liz Brown, probably the only nurse registered to practice in Andalucia, to hold the ENB 941 (Specialist qualification in care of the older person) together with her fully insured and police checked home care support team offers one-on-one support and companionship in the comfort of your own home.
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Tel: 951550581 or 692419548
JUBILEE HOUSE – Close Care Unit in Torrox
Contact Liz on: 692 419 548
5 ground floor individual units all en-suite
24-hour care at all stages from the English Nurse Care Team
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DoctorLaptop’s Computer Repairs & Sales- Torrox Costa (near the bus station)Computers only, Windows / Linux / Mac. No tablets or phones.
I don’t work on dinosaurs computers made before 2017 unless I have been servicing then annually. 
Contact: doctorlaptop AT protonmail DOT com
or call 675 993 069 (no calls before 12noon, missed calls returned asap). More info on my websiteAlways include the make & model number of the device when requesting assistance. My contact details can be found everyday at the bottom of the Sponsor’s Section.

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MOONETTE – Organic Skincare for Mature Skin: This amazing Body & Hand cream smoothes out dry and rough skin like magic. The beautiful blend of grapeseed oil, aloe vera and shea butter instantly softens your skin, while the organic beeswax and lavender protect epidermal skin from the sun, wind and germs, maintaining optimal hydration.
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.
Your skin health matters to us. How you feed your skin is as important as how you feed your body. Why settle for anything less than natural and organic?
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.
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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: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MoonetteSkincareShop
Email: margaret@moonette.es ; Homepage: www.moonette.es
Tel /WhatsApp: +34 650 044 102
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For Sale, 3 items:
– portable gas fire, 40€
– portable gas fire, gas bottle included, 45€
– portable Kumar air conditioner unit and attachments, 75€
All in very good condition. Collection only
Photos on request. Gill, Almayate, Valle Niza
gpk_ambion@msn.com
Mob 674248101, after 10.00

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DoctorLaptop Computer Sales

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High Performance Business Grade Laptop:
Acer Travelmate P215-52, 15.6″ HD display. Brand new & fully upgraded with top-of-the-line Crucial brand RAM & SSDs. Intel i3 10110U processor (2.59GHz base, 4.10GHz turbo!).
12Gb RAM. Two SSD Hard Drives: 256Gb (M2) + 500Gb (SATA)
System: Windows 11 Pro in English. Spanish keyboard. VGA-out, full-size HDMI, ethernet, 3x USB 3.2 and USB-C with DisplayPort compatibility. Business grade construction with reinforced hinges and better materials for long life.
1 year Acer warranty when registered online after purchase. My price, including the 3 major upgrades (added 4Gb RAM+ 500Gb SSD + WIN11Pro), €650.
Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com

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For Sale: New High Performance Mini PCs, 2 Models
– MIPOWCAT (Premium series, with Crucial SSD). Windows 11 Pro {pic on left}
Processor: Intel N95 (up to 3.4GHz, basic GPU)
16GB high speed RAM; Windows 11 Pro
512GB high performance M2 SSD by Crucial*;
Dual-Screen 4k Display; 2x HDMI 2.0; WiFi 5;
Ethernet; BT 4.2; 4x USB 3.0.
Size: 14.1 x 13.9 x 10.4 cm; 710 grams. 
Price €275, factory sealed, with 2 year factory warranty.
– MOREFINE. (Professional series by Mipowcat, with Crucial SSD & RAM) Windows 11 Pro {pic on right}
Processor: Intel N100 (up to 3.40 GHz, premium GPU)
Top of the line Crucial* 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM
Top of the line Crucial* 1000GB M.2 NVME SSD
Dual-Screen 4k Display; 2x HDMI 2.0; WiFi 6; Ethernet;
BT 5.2; 4x USB 3
Price, €350, factory sealed, with 2 year factory warranty.
*Crucial is a company specializing in high performance, professional grade, computer components.
*Add a new business quality UK keyboard & mouse (both wired for USB) for €35.
*Now includes FREE set up, update and optimization of Windows 11 for you.
*Sorry, no more display monitors in stock.
Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com

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News & Articles

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SPAIN

Shock as Spain’s IVA sales tax on electricity bills set to double:
– Some households in Spain could be in for a nasty surprise from this Friday, 1 March, when the Spanish sales tax (IVA) on electricity bills rises from the current rebate rate of 10 per cent to 21 per cent. Paradoxically, this will be due to the plummeting electricity prices this month.
– It is expected that the average price of electricity generation will cost 41.20 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) today, the final day of the month’s data. This figure is below 45 euros/MWh, the key price that determines what IVA should be applied to bills. The last anti-crisis decree approved by the government at the end of 2023 established that IVA would be 10% as long as this average price did not fall below 45 euros. Now, all indications are that it will no longer exceed this figure, which will trigger the tax increase to 21%.
– This change will be applied “automatically”, according to government sources, as of this Friday, the first working day of March, when all bills will be recalculated with the new tax rate. The government does not intend to make any changes to prevent the hike. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/shock-spains-iva-sales-tax-electricity-bills-20240228125430-nt.html

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Supermarkets investigated over profiteering suspicions:
– The main supermarket chains in Spain are being investigated over whether they are applying the government’s IVA sales tax reduction correctly on basic foods such as olive oil, fruit and vegetables. The country’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs wants to ensure retailers haven’t been profiteering from the measure and that customers are not being ripped off on essential foods and basic goods.
– As part of the first phase of the inquiry, the consumer affairs ministry asked the main supermarket and hypermarket chains operating in Spain to provide details of prices that products have been sold in recent months, taking into account the IVA cut. The ministry also asked for information about profit margins and cost structures of food distribution chains to determine whether or not shoppers have reaped the full benefit of the sales tax reduction.
– Any supermarkets found to be in breach of profiteering rules could face fines of up to 100,000 euros for each transgression. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/supermarket-chains-spain-investigated-over-whether-they-20240227154523-nt.html

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Amnesty Hits A Roadblock- The Supreme Court opens criminal case against Puigdemont for terrorism in the Tsunami case: {Translation, summary}
– The judges have no doubt that the events promoted by Tsunami fit the crime of terrorism and place the former Catalan president at the top of the organization.
– The Supreme Court has decided to open a terrorism case against Carles Puigdemont {pic} and Rubén Wagensberg in the framework of the Tsunami Democràtic case, as requested by judge Manuel García Castellón. The Catalan ex-president, says the Criminal Chamber, enjoyed “absolute leadership” over the 2019 mass protests against the ruling on the procés, a movement that it understands could be considered a terrorist offence. “It is necessary and appropriate that they are called to the proceedings,” says the Supreme Court before leaving the case in the hands of the magistrate Susana Polo, one of the few who has not been involved to date with cases of the Catalan procés. Sources, Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/politica/supremo-abre-causa-puigdemont-terrorismo-caso-tsunami_1_10957644.html &
https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5223174/0/supremo-abre-causa-penal-puigdemont-por-terrorismo/ 

MALAGA PROVINCE

Malaga farmers call for new protests- these are the new dates: {Translation, summary}
– Farmers in Malaga have agreed to continue with the protests in the province and have announced new demonstrations in March. The proposed dates are 7 and 13 March, although they will report on them “concretely on Monday 4 March”, according to a statement, specifying that these mobilisations “will be aimed at attracting, informing and involving more entities and people from the rural area, focusing in this case on other areas of the province”. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/protestas-agricultores-Malaga-fechas_0_1880212649.html 

GRANADA

Sierra Nevada already has 60 skiable kilometers, more than half of its total area: {Translation}
– The winter resort of Sierra Nevada presents the best data of the current season thanks above all to the rainfall it received between Saturday 24 and Monday 26 February. Thanks to this, there are now 60 kilometres skiable, which is more than half of the 112 kilometres it has in total.
– Work is underway to reach 70 kilometres in the next few days to make the most of what sources at Cetursa, the company that manages the winter resort, describe as “a new season within the season”. Optimism has returned.
– The snowfalls, especially the one on Monday, have had another equally positive effect: on slopes such as Borreguiles, the thickness of snow has already reached one metre, whereas up until now it was 60 centimetres. On the El Río piste, the most frequented, it has already exceeded 80 centimetres.
– In both cases it is powder snow, the favourite for skiers, and the complementary good news is that, when the thaw arrives and melts, there will be more water available for the rivers and reservoirs and, therefore, for the population of Granada and nearby municipalities, which in the current drought situation is very welcome.
– According to information provided by Cetursa, there are currently 75 slopes open (out of a total of 139) and 15 ski lifts available. These slopes include some of the most difficult ones, the so-called ‘black slopes’, only suitable for the initiated, such as Fuente del Tesoro.
– Today the maximum temperature in Pradollano is expected to be five degrees and Friday it will not rise above three degrees at this point, at an altitude of 2,100 metres. It is cold but snow is not expected until at least Saturday afternoon. It will then continue to do so on Sunday 3 March, according to the State Meteorological Agency.
– Otherwise, an extra incentive to go to Sierra Nevada this weekend is the celebration of two qualifying events for the Snowboard Cross World Championships. Lucas Eguibar, Álvaro Romero, Bernat Rivera and Antoni Toledo are the Spanish team in an event that will take place between 1 and 3 March.
– Hotel occupancy in Pradollano is always difficult to determine, Cetursa however, spoke of an occupancy rate of eighty percent. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/granada/sierra-nevada-kilometros-esquiables-mitad-superficie-total-20240229114203-nts.html

EUROPE

Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets:
– President Vladimir Putin told Western countries on Thursday they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops to fight in Ukraine, warning that Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. Putin has previously spoken of the dangers of a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia, but his nuclear warning on Thursday was one of his most explicit.
– He prefaced his nuclear warning with a specific reference to an idea, floated by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, of European NATO members sending ground troops to Ukraine – a suggestion that was quickly rejected by the United States, Germany, Britain and others.
“(Western nations) must realise that we also have weapons that can hit targets on their territory. All this really threatens a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons and the destruction of civilisation. Don’t they get that?!” said Putin. Visibly angry, Putin suggested Western politicians recall the fate of those like Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler and France’s Napoleon Bonaparte who had unsuccessfully invaded Russia in the past. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-warns-west-risk-nuclear-war-says-moscow-can-strike-western-targets-2024-02-29/

SPORTS

Tennis News- Britain’s Andy Murray says he is not planning to “play much past this summer”:
– The future of the three-time Grand Slam champion, who turns 37 in May, has come under increased scrutiny after he has struggled for wins in recent months. Murray lost to France’s Ugo Humbert in the Dubai second round on Wednesday. Before the 6-2 6-4 defeat, the Scot said he hoped to play at the Paris Olympics in the summer.
– Afterwards, when asked again about his retirement plans, the former world number one gave his most definite answer yet. “I get asked about it after every single match that I play, every single tournament that I play,” added Murray. “I’m bored of the question, to be honest. I’m not going to talk more about that between now and whenever the time comes for me to stop. “But I don’t plan on playing much past this summer.” Full article: https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/68421921 

TECH

New WhatsApp feature that will make it easier for you to search old messages:
– WhatsApp’s “search by date” feature arrives on Android, allowing users to find messages from specific days. This functionality was previously available on iOS, Mac desktop, and WhatsApp Web. Users can now choose a date from a calendar, eliminating the need to scroll through long chat threads. Full article: https://mspoweruser.com/whatsapp-introduces-search-by-date-feature-for-android-users/ 

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HEALTH

How much does a MIR ((Médico Interno Residente / Resident Medical Intern) in Andalusia get paid? The variations according to the year and on-call duties: {Translation, summary}
– The MIR exam (Médico Interno Residente) is the test required of doctors to gain access to a place as a specialist trainee doctor in the Spanish National Health System. This year, a total of 8,772 places were available, insufficient for the 12,852 graduates who sat the exams.
– In April, these specialisation places are awarded to doctors whose MIR lasts for five years. Resident doctors receive a salary during this period that varies according to the year they are in, as well as the health service of the autonomous community in which they work.
– The salary plus paid overtime shift work. Residents doing the MIR in Andalusia have a net monthly salary of 1,106 euros (15,671 euros per year) in their first year; 1,155 euros net (16,377 euros per year) in their second year of residency; 1,213 euros (17,210 euros per year) in the third year; 1,303 euros (18,486 euros per year) during the fourth year of MIR and, finally, 1,388 euros net (19,703 euros per year) in the fifth year. All these salaries do not include on-call duty, which is compulsory for MIR doctors and increases the monthly salary according to the number of hours worked.
– The legal limit is seven shifts per month, although the differences between specialties are notable, so it is difficult to know what the exact salary of a resident doctor will be. The Granada SMA study takes into account a total of 80 hours of overtime per month, divided into 50 hours on working days, 17 on Sundays or public holidays and 13 on Saturdays, in order to establish an average salary that includes on-call duty.
– Why is it important to consider overtime work carried out? Well, logically, because an hour worked on a normal working day is not worth the same as an hour worked on a weekend or public holiday. In Andalusia, for example, second-year residents are paid 14.32 euros per hour on weekdays, 16.04 euros per hour on public holidays and 28.64 euros per hour on special days.
– With this calculation and the prices for on-call hours, a first-year resident doctor would receive a salary of 2,581 euros gross per month (1,942 euros net). In the second year, the annual salary of a MIR would be 33,743 euros gross (25,587 euros net), rising to 43,590 euros gross per year in the fifth year. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/cobra-mir-andalucia-variacion-segun-ano-guardias-20240229191540-nts.html

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Churches & Worship

Churches: Please submit your posts on Thursdays only, before 6pm.

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New Life Church: Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, you are very welcome to come and join us at our Sunday gathering. Join us for a time of Holy Spirit led worship and experience the presence of our God. Our teaching is Bible based as we honour God and obey His Word. During this time of uncertainty, God’s Word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. Our service lasts for about 1 hour and 30 mins. With Tea and Coffee afterwards.
– Prayer Meeting: You are also welcome to join our prayer meetings on Wednesday mornings at 11.00am for 1 hour, where we meet for prayer and worship..
– Sunday Service 11.00am / Prayer Meetings Wednesdays 11.00am
Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. John 14:6
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja , 29780. Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com ; Website: www.nlcnerja.com ; Facebook 

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El Puente Christian Fellowship (Vélez-Málaga): We are a friendly, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ. We meet each Sunday at 11am to worship the Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by our Pastor, one of our members or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated at: Res: El Olivar 5, 8 Bajo 1, Calle Arbequin, Velez Malaga 29700.
Full directions and further information can be found on our Facebook page, or you can contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com or by phone on 665 62 63 42.
For those who cannot join us in person, we aim to stream Sunday services via the Facebook page (subject to a good internet connection).

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Cornerstone International Church, Torre del Mar:
For English speakers. Sundays at 11:30 am. Calle Solera 2, Local 2. In front of the Torre del Mar bus station.
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– Kyra & Deedee were born in our care nearly a year ago, part of a litter of 7. They are on the small side of medium, only weighing 14kg. Both in foster homes with other dogs, and full of life and energy, happy, sociable dogs, that really do need their own families to join – could it be with you?
Please take a look at our website, where you will find more information and photos, plus details of other dogs and pups that we have in our care. Our adoption costs are 110e for pups that have been fully vaccinated, rabies, chip and passport and 180e for older dogs that have all vaccinations, papers and have been neutered. This contributes towards their vet and care costs, and helps us to continue rescuing abandoned dogs and cats. 

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Festivalillo- rural cultural event in Almáchar:
Sunday, 3 March
– The rural festival presents an extensive programme of cultural content that includes musical performances, recitals and meetings of writers from Malaga, gastronomy, wheel songs (canciones de rueda), screenings, theatre and face painting aimed at the youngest members of the family.
– At 13.45 there will be music from the 80’s and 90’s by Dj Lú as well as tastings by the bodegas Niño de la Salina of vermouth from the cooperative Cristo de la Banda Verde and ajoblanco provided by Almáchar Town Hall.
– At 15.00 there will be a musical selection ‘Guateque’ by Dj Cañá.
– At 16.30 hours, the Grupo de Canciones de Rueda de Almáchar will start performing and the end of the festival (from 18.00 to 19.00 hours) will be provided by dj Petarda. 

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Lagos Carnival: Sunday, March 3, in the area known as Tanit Parking from 12:00 noon. 

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Car Boot/Market. Sunday 3rd March:
The popular monthly car boot/market held at El Pantano restaurant car park (overlooking Lake Vinuela) is on Sunday 3rd March. Time 9.30 to 1pm.
Location is easy to find at Km. 30 on the A356.
If you are approaching from the coast/Velez Malaga, drive over the bridge crossing Lake Vinuela and the car park/bar is just ahead on the right-hand side. Plenty of parking.
Lots of stalls and plenty of bargains. New stall holders always welcome.
For more information, please telephone Sandy (Vinuela) on 633878471

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March 1st, from 7pm. Music by DJ Worzel.
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Urb. Costa del Oro, Av El Pozuelo
BLQ 6, bajo local 5, 29793 Torrox Costa. Red dot on map. tel 627651762
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SPAIN

Jewelry, watches, coins- recover your stolen object on the National Police website: {Translation}
– A virtual exhibition of the National Police helps citizens to recover stolen objects. It is an inventory of jewellery, watches and coins, among other things of value that officers have seized in different police operations and which are displayed on their website with photographs and descriptions, so that their owners can recognise and claim them.
– According to the National Police, they currently have more than 3,000 photographs of jewellery classified in different sections according to the type of jewellery (earrings, crosses, bracelets, brooches, cufflinks, rings…) and which come from police operations carried out all over Spain.
– People who have suffered the theft of a piece of jewellery or other valuable objects (such as coins, pens, watches…) can easily search for it on this website. By clicking on the object, the image is enlarged and a description of the jewellery appears together with the contact details of the police unit that recovered it, so that they can contact the police using these telephone numbers if they recognise any of the objects as their property. These are objects that, despite the investigations carried out by the different investigation groups to return them to the victims of criminal acts, have not been handed over to their owners.
– In this way, those people who believe that the jewellery they see corresponds to that which was stolen from them can contact the investigation group, where they will be given instructions on the steps to follow in order to recover the jewellery they own, after a series of checks have been carried out.
– Once inside the virtual exhibition of jewellery you can view the different categories of recovered pieces and after selecting one of them, an enlarged photograph of the piece and a description with the contact details of the police unit that recovered the object will be displayed on the screen. The virtual exhibition can also be accessed through the link: www.policia.es/_es/tupolicia_expo_joyas.php
Full article: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/recuperar-objetos-robados-web-Policia-Nacional-video_0_1879613227.html 

ANDALUCÍA

Most reservoirs of Andalusia gain water for the sixth consecutive week and are 24.4 per cent of their capacity:
{Translation, summary}
– Andalusian reservoirs have a total of 2,701 hm3, which is 29 hm3 more than the previous week and 0.26% of the total capacity of the region’s reservoirs. Thus, the water reserve is at 24.4%, a difference of 4.3 percentage points compared to the previous year, when, with 3,186 hm3, it was at 28.7%.
– For their part, the reservoirs of the Tinto, Odiel and Piedras in Huelva have gained water to 177 hm3, with their reserve at 77.3% of their capacity, and the Guadalete-Barbate reservoirs in Cadiz, have also gained water compared to last week, with 283 hm3, and standing at 17.1%.
– The numbers are low in the southern peninsula, especially in the Guadalete-Barbate basin, in Cadiz, which, although it goes back to its level by 0.1%, is only 17.14% capacity. After it and the aforementioned ones of Catalonia, there are the Segura basin, 18.6%; Mediterranean Andalusian, 19.3%; Guadalquivir, 25.1% and Guadiana, at 36.5%.
Sources, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/embalses-Andalucia-semana-consecutiva-capacidad_0_1879613595.html &
https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5222472/0/los-embalses-suben-por-tercera-semana-consecutiva-pero-cataluna-se-encuentra-ya-por-debajo-15-capacidad/ 

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Swimming pool confusion on the Costa amid ongoing drought crisis- will they be in use this summer?:
– Communities of homeowners on the Costa del Sol are facing a regulatory nightmare when it comes to the opening of their swimming pools amid the drought crisis in the south of Spain, claiming regulations are still unclear.
– The problem lies in the Junta de Andalucía’s drought decree and the town councils’ restrictions on water usage, which contradict each other, according to president of Malaga association of property administrators Manuel Jiménez Caro.
– Many municipalities authorise the use of water tanks for refilling swimming pools, which in practice allows them to open; but at this point the technical sanitary decree of the Junta de Andalucía in 2019 comes into play, which states that this water must be treated beforehand, in a holding tank separate from the pool; or in the pool itself, which means having to close it for two to three days in the middle of summer.
– Already, in some areas, public water companies are removing or sealing the supply meters to pools, as is happening in Rincón de la Victoria and Benalmádena. In these cases, in practice, the pool would not be allowed to be used as the regulations state it is compulsory for there to be running water in toilets and showers.
– In Malaga city, topping up is limited to the use of non-potable water (by means of tankers), but the meters have not been removed. In several coastal municipalities there is already a warning that tampering with seals will be reported to the Seprona (the environmental branch of the Guardia Civil), while in Malaga city fines range from 6,000 euros.
– Along the coast it is not known how the rules will affect the communities that have their own wells or if they decide to use sea water, which is another option that is being considered. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/confusion-surrounds-swimming-pools-and-the-drought-20240227143506-nt.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

The hidden, free to access natural spa in Malaga province fed by warm sulphurous water gushing from the ground:
– A small spa pool fed by warm, healing, sulphurous waters coming from the ground can be found just a stone’s throw from the town of Periana in Malaga province’s Axarquía area.
– The source for the Baños de Vilo, is supplied from a nearby spring like many other natural spas that can be found in the Andalucía region. It is believed by many that the mineral content of the water can help treat some skin conditions, while another curious feature of the spa is that the water temperature remains at a steady 21C, regardless of the time of the year.
– Even now a small stream of water continues to flow from the spring, which does not seem to run dry despite the persistent drought plaguing Malaga province. The site is free to access and relatively easy to find, although given how small the space is, it quickly fills up with people. The spa pool is just one metre deep and two metres wide. The stone construction around the pool is striking and even provides a certain degree of privacy. There is also a small bridge that facilitates access on foot and crosses the small Zapata stream, a tributary of the Guaro river.
– The Baños de Vilo once had up to five pools with a capacity of up to 30 people. Today only one remains, which barely holds four or five people. In spite of being far away from that splendour, the site is in a very good condition.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/the-secret-free-access-spa-malaga-province-20240227193314-nt.html

FRIGILIANA

A man dies when a palm tree falls on him in Frigiliana: {Translation, summary}
– A man, of whom his identity has not transcended so far, died on Wednesday after falling on him a palm tree in the Malaga municipality of Frigiliana, according to the Emergency 112 Andalusia system. The accident occurred in a place known as Camino del Barranco Fernández at around 11.45 a.m., when the victim’s wife alerted the coordination centre because her husband had been trapped under the tree and was unconscious. The Andalusian Health Service certified the death on the spot, according to 112 Fire sources.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Muere-hombre-caerle-palmera-Frigiliana_0_1879912922.html

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA

Fake ‘doctor’ arrested after allegedly treating patients on Costa del Sol for more than 30 years:
– A fake ‘doctor ‘who treated people for more than 30 years and allegedly swindled two of them out of 300,000 euros has been arrested in Rincón de la Victoria, on the eastern strip of the Costa del Sol in Malaga province.
– The 56-year-old who practised out of his house in Torre de Benagalbón was arrested by Guardia Civil police after officers discovered he had been treating people, without any qualifications. Police started investigating the case in January after two patients of the fake medical professional filed complaints after they had been fleeced of 240,000 and 80,000 euros following treatments.
– Appointments would last about 30 minutes, with the fake doctor using alternative medicine such as special herbs during treatments, police said. He would tell patients he taught pathological anatomy at the University of Granada, which police confirmed to be not true. Likewise, police verified that he used a stamp on his reports in which he stated that he was a rehabilitation doctor and his membership number, also false.
– The College of Physicians recommends that members of the public, if in doubt, check whether the medical professional treating them is licensed. To do this, there is a section on the association’s website to check if it is the case. It is only necessary to enter the person’s first and last name. (https://commalaga.com/). Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/fake-doctor-arrested-after-allegedly-treating-patients-20240227175147-nt.html

MARBELLA

Police arrest fake shaman who tricked women in Marbella into working as prostitutes in ‘prison-like’ conditions:
– A man who purported to be a shaman has been arrested for allegedly recruiting vulnerable women, who didn’t have official papers, as prostitutes in Marbella.
– A woman who allegedly managed the brothel where they worked was also arrested in El Ejido in Almería province in Andalucía. SUR can confirm the male suspect, of Cuban origin, met the women – who were mostly young and South American – in Marbella and gained their trust by convincing them he had found them work in Almeria.
– But the detained man was an alleged pimp and at least 13 women realised they had been hired instead to work as prostitutes, according to investigators. Once there, they were locked up in a flat that functioned as a brothel and were forced to prostitute themselves. They lived in prison-like conditions where they were forced to stay 24 hours a day and constantly available for clients, police said. The alleged suspect threatened to hurt them or their families through esoteric rituals if the women protested, according to police investigators.
– Victims also did not have the freedom to turn down clients who asked for sex, and also were not allowed to decline clients even if they wanted to have sex without protection, according to investigators. The 13 women who worked at the brothel had to take turns sleeping on a couple of sofas while the rooms were reserved for sex.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/marbella-san-pedro/police-arrest-fake-shaman-who-tricked-women-20240226181124-nt.html

EUROPE

EU poised to OK major plan to meet European Green Deal climate goals and better protect nature despite farmer protests:
– The European Union is on the brink of approving a major plan to fight climate change and better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc after protests from farmers and opposition from the biggest party in parliament led it to be diluted. The plan is a key part of the EU’s European Green Deal that seeks to establish the world’s most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets and make the bloc the global point of reference on all climate issues.
– The Nature Restoration plan has had a rough ride through the EU’s complicated approval process, and a watered-down version will proceed to a final vote by the EU member states, where it is expected to survive.
– Under the plan, member states would have to meet restoration targets for specific habitats and species, with the aim of covering at least 20% of the region’s land and sea areas by 2030. But quarrels over exemptions and flexibility clauses allowing member states to skirt the rules plagued negotiations. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-02-27/eu-poised-to-ok-major-plan-to-meet-climate-goals-and-better-protect-nature-despite-farmer-protests.html

HEALTH

Health approves new treatment for kidney disease that delays dialysis to 13 years: {Translation, summary}
– The new therapeutic option, presented at a press conference by the Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly Alliance and marketed from Wednesday, will benefit six million people in Spain.
– At a press conference, the head of the Nephrology Department at the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, José Luis Górriz, explained that treatment with empaglifozin, a molecule hitherto available for patients with type 2 diabetes, can now be administered to people with chronic kidney disease without diabetes. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5222801/0/sanidad-aprueba-un-nuevo-tratamiento-para-enfermedad-renal-que-retrasa-dialisis-hasta-13-anos/

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No, they they do not have the right to take a photo of your DNI card: {Translation}
– The DNI is one of the most important, relevant and useful documents for a person. Not only does it allow a person’s parentage to be attested, but it also opens up the possibility of carrying out numerous operations. That is why the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) warns that scanning or photocopying the DNI, a typical practice in hotels, banks or even public bodies, should not be allowed.
– According to the AEPD, for any procedure it is sufficient to show it, but it is never essential to photocopy, scan or similar. To confirm a person’s identity, it would be enough to show it and, in the case of an online transaction, it can be done by showing it via webcam or sending a video with the physical document in hand.
– The vast majority of establishments and organisations that ask for a copy of the ID card do not use it for pernicious or criminal purposes, but as a way of attesting to the identity of the potential customer or consumer. However, the possibility of personal data being used for potential scams makes it necessary that the DNI should be kept with much greater care.
– The AEPD is clear: “improper use (of the DNI) or use without sufficient guarantees can have multiple unfavourable effects for the holder of the data”. There are countless examples in which DNI data can end up being used for criminal purposes: from applying for credit in someone else’s name, to making duplicate credit cards, hacking accounts or requesting information of all kinds. In short: they can be used to commit identity theft crimes.
– That is why the basic recommendation is to use “less burdensome measures that serve the purpose of identification, it is advisable to refrain” from photocopying the ID card. This is not just a recommendation: Article 5 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation states that the use of data must be “adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed”.
– What is the fine for photocopying ID cards? It is not only a recommendation, but the AEPD establishes a series of fines for the misuse of a person’s personal data collected in a DNI. The fines vary according to the seriousness of the events. The highest fine imposed so far in Spain was 100,000 euros, which was imposed on Orange in March 2023 because one of its couriers took a photograph of both sides of the DNI to deliver its parcels.
Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/economia/multas-fotocopiar-fotografiar-dni-pueden-llegar-20240227140910-nt.html

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Nerja begins the cycle of concerts of classical music:
Sunday, 3rd March, the series of classical music concerts will begin in the chapel of the Virgen de Las Angustias.
This first concert will be given by the Duo Alquimia, composed of Sofía Castillo Fernández, clarinet, and Walter Algarín Bravo, saxophone. The concert will start at 19:00 and admission is free until full capacity is reached.

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SPAIN

Here Comes The New Rent Control- Government prepares the coup de grace to the rental market from March, intends to decide the rental price for each area within each locality and each province: {Translation}
– Price intervention in the rental market faces its third year in force in 2024 and the Government has announced that it will redouble its commitment to this model which, far from guaranteeing affordable prices for families who opt for this modality in their choice of housing, what it does is to shoot up prices in a way that has managed to expel from the market precisely those sectors, such as young people or families with no previous savings, that it was intended to help.
– In 2022 the Sánchez government limited rent updates to 2% to prevent owners of rental properties from updating their rents to the CPI, which in that year reached rates of over 10%. In 2023 it decided to extend its measure, and in 2024 it has prolonged it but raising it to 3% until now in March the Government activates its price control plan.
– What will this consist of? Basically, the government intends to decide the rental price for each area within each locality and each province. This was announced by Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez at a recent breakfast briefing in Madrid. Rodríguez announced that before the end of February the Rental Reference Price Index will be ready for the declaration of stressed areas, and will begin to be operational at the beginning of next month as a tool for controlling prices.
– This index will be applied to large tenants and landlords entering into a rental contract for the first time, within the stressed areas that have been requested by the autonomous communities.
– “There is the paradox that some communities do not want to apply tensioned zones, but there are mayors and mayoresses who are asking for them to be applied”, she pointed out. Rodríguez stressed that Catalonia is the first community that wants to apply the declaration of a tensioned zone with “immediacy” and has requested it for 140 municipalities, and stressed that the technicians of both administrations have shared the methodology to give a “correct” response to the market.
– Rodríguez’s main objective, she says, is to ensure that any citizen can have access to housing with less than 30% of their income and has drawn attention to the situation in cities such as Madrid, where “not even with 100% of one’s salary can one pay a rent”.
– The vicious circle of rent price control. The problem is that the price of rents has shot up, not because of the voracity of landlords, but because of the government’s own intention to control prices, as well as the overprotection of tenants, homeless people and, most definitely, squatters.
– Not surprisingly, since Sánchez has been in office, the supply of rented housing has fallen by more than 30%. This is a huge slump, which has been accompanied by a growing demand for this type of real estate.
– The lack of legal certainty has been one of the keys. So has price intervention. Between 2022 and 2023 alone, the inability of landlords to raise prices to their tenants by more than 2% has led to 23% of supply being withdrawn while prices have risen by nearly 15% and are still rising.
Source, Spanish: https://www.libremercado.com/2024-02-26/el-gobierno-prepara-el-golpe-de-gracia-al-mercado-del-alquiler-a-partir-de-marzo-7100972/

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Poverty doubles to a new historic peak under Sánchez’s government: {Translation, summary}
– Neither “social shield” nor “government of the people”. These are the failed slogans used by the PSOE government in recent years, that have not translated into greater material well-being for a large part of the Spanish population, quite the contrary. In fact, poverty, far from being reduced, has increased substantially under Pedro Sánchez’s mandate.
– This is reflected in the Living Conditions Survey 2023 published on Monday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The percentage of the population with severe material deprivation rose from 8.1% to 8.9% last year, reaching a new all-time high, surpassing even the high rates recorded during the last financial crisis.
– This concept analyses specific variables: not being able to afford to go on holiday at least once a year; not eating meat, chicken or fish every other day; not being able to meet unforeseen expenses; not being able to keep the home at an adequate temperature; suffering delays in the payment of expenses related to the main home (mortgage or rent, gas bills, community fees…) or in instalment purchases in the last 12 months; and not being able to afford a car. In essence, what it reflects is a situation of severe economic hardship.
– And the key is that severe poverty in Spain (suffering from four of the six concepts considered) has almost doubled since 2019, when Sánchez’s last term of office began, since then the rate was 4.7%. Likewise, 19.2% of those surveyed suffer from at least three of these deprivations, up from the previous maximum recorded in 2014.
– When analysing the factors that determine “severe material and social deprivation”, it is worth noting that 37.1% of households are unable to meet unforeseen expenses (compared to 35.5% in 2022) or that 33.1% could not afford to go on holiday away from home for at least one week a year (0.4 points less than the previous year). Almost 30% cannot replace damaged or old furniture; 20.7% cannot keep their home at the right temperature; and 13.6% have had delays in paying for housing-related expenses or instalment purchases. Likewise, 9.3% of the population said that it was “very difficult” to make ends meet in 2023 (0.6 points more than in the previous year).
– Finally, the Autonomous Regions with the highest at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rates were Andalusia (37.5%), the Canary Islands (33.8%), Extremadura (32.8%), Castile-La Mancha (31.7%) and Murcia (30.5%). The lowest, on the other hand, are in the Basque Country (15.5%) and Navarre (17.2%). Source, Spanish: https://www.libremercado.com/2024-02-26/la-pobreza-se-duplica-hasta-un-nuevo-maximo-historico-bajo-el-gobierno-de-sanchez-7101681/

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Sumar waves the flag for housing and demands that the PSOE act against illegal increases in old rents: {Translation, summary}
– Sumar (far left/communist) is trying to set its own profile within the Government and is raising the tone so that the Ministry of Housing, which is controlled by the PSOE (socialist left), puts a stop to abuses against tenants with old rents. The coalition led by Yolanda Díaz registered a question in Congress this Friday urging the Minister of Housing, Isabel Rodríguez, to take “the necessary measures” to deal with the rises in these rental payments above the legal ceiling of 3%, a practice which, according to Sumar, has been increasing in recent months and which especially affects “retired people and those with modest pensions”. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5221217/0/sumar-ondea-bandera-vivienda-exige-psoe-actuar-frente-las-subidas-ilegales-los-alquileres-renta-antigua/

ANDALUCÍA

Raging inflation and skyrocketing rents drive the percentage of the population at risk of poverty or exclusion in Andalucia in 2023 to 37.5%: {Translation, summary}
– The percentage of the population at risk of poverty or exclusion grew in Andalusia in 2023 to 37.5% according to the INE. The percentage of the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion – the so-called ‘Arope rate’ – grew 1.7 points in 2023 in Andalusia compared to the previous year (35.8%) to 37.5 per cent, which is eleven points higher than the national average, which stood at 26.5 per cent.
– In this way, Andalusia was only behind Ceuta among the Autonomous Communities with a higher Arope indicator in 2023, according to data from the Survey of Living Conditions of the National Institute of Statistics (INE), corresponding to 2023, released this Monday. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-porcentaje-poblacion-riesgo-pobreza-exclusion-crecio-andalucia-2023-375-ine-20240226164711.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Almost 50 people investigated for breaking property planning laws across Malaga province:
– Officers from Guardia Civil’s nature and environment protection branch Seprona inspected various properties across the area as part of the police operation and found 46 people – including builders, technical directors and landowners – were in breach of planning laws. With 179 inspections in all the municipalities of Malaga province, officers detected 192 breaches, mainly for lack of planning permission, failure to comply with the project and/or the license, earthworks, and others.
– Of the breaches, officers noticed a trend of illegal construction of single-family homes on rural land, in some cases in protected areas, as well as the illegal installation of prefabricated houses for residential purposes. Authorities also discovered property owners who had illegally installed swimming pools under the cover of it as a pool, building tool sheds without permission and others.
– There were 30 urban planning breaches in the towns of Ronda, Mijas, Ojén, Casares, Estepona, Manilva, Coín, Pizarra, Alhaurín el Grande, Alhaurín de la Torre, Álora, Alozaina, Canillas de Aceituno, Rincón de la Victoria, Tolox, Competa and Torremolinos. The proceedings for these offences have been sent to the environmental prosecutor’s office in Malaga. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/almost-people-investigated-for-breaking-property-planning-20240226150347-nt.html

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Malaga closes the year with a 17 percent decrease in mortgage signing: {Translation, summary}
– The evolution of the real estate sector, as can be seen from the analysis of the mortgage market evolution indicators (INE), is once again on the decline. According to the latest data published by the National Statistics Institute for December 2023, collected by Prisma, there has been a year-on-year decrease of 1,205 mortgages on homes in the last month of 2023, in line with the negative trend that has been observed since the middle of 2022, which translated into relative terms results in a variation of -17% for December.
– The socio-economic observatory of the province of Malaga looks at the relative year-on-year evolution of the total amount of all mortgages signed on housing, which also shows a decrease, in this case by -10.8%. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1571103/malaga-cierra-el-ano-con-un-descenso-del-17-por-ciento-en-firma-de-hipotecas/

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Malaga’s Corrupt Tax Officials Investigated- The case for alleged irregularities in proceedings before the AEAT continues against 27 people: {Translation, summary}
– The Court of First Instance number 1 of Malaga has agreed to continue as abbreviated proceedings the case against an alleged network of officials of the State Agency of Tax Administration (AEAT) in Malaga for alleged irregularities in management after orders from agencies and businessmen. A total of 27 people are under investigation in this case, eight of whom are civil servants.
– The rest of the defendants in this case, which has more than 7,000 pages, are professionals from agencies, consultancies or businessmen who commissioned the allegedly irregular procedures, according to judicial sources reported to Europa Press. Alleged crimes of falsification of public documents, bribery, prevarication and disclosure of secrets are being investigated.
– Thus, as they have indicated, the investigation carried out since mid-2022 has shown that it allegedly offered managers and companies to carry out allegedly irregular procedures, such as the processing of taxpayer files to expedite them, remove embargoes or grant postponements, among other cases.
– In addition, these persons allegedly also carried out the issuance of tax and digital certificates without meeting established requirements, such as face-to-face; and other false ones in which, for example, it was reported that a taxpayer was aware of payment and without debts in the Treasury when it was not actually true. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1571221/el-caso-por-supuestas-irregularidades-en-gestiones-ante-la-aeat-sigue-contra-27-personas/

TORROX

The town council of Torrox calls for more Guardia Civil officers in response to the increase in thefts in rural areas: {Translation, summary}
– The plenary session of Torrox Town Council has agreed to ask the Central Government to increase the number of personnel and resources of the State Security Forces and Corps in the province and in particular in the municipality, in view of the increase in robberies that has occurred recently in rural areas.
– According to the spokesman of the government team, José Manuel Fernández, proposer of the motion, “we have been able to observe how the increase in burglaries in rural houses in our municipality in recent months has been a constant”. For the councillor, the situation affects not only the residents, but also inland tourism. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-pleno-de-torrox-pide-que-se-incrementen-los-efectivos-de-la-guardia-civil-ante-el-aumento-de-robos-en-el-medio-rural/ 

SEVILLA

Sevilla plans to start charging entrance fee to city’s iconic Plaza de España tourist hotspot:
– Seville city council plans to close free access for tourists to the city’s iconic Plaza de España and will start charging an entrance fee. Admission will remain free, however, for local residents registered in Seville and those born in the city. Proceeds from the admission fee will go towards improving the conservation and security of the area and allow the creation of a ceramics workshop school to help maintain the popular monument.
– According to the draft agreement, horse-drawn tourist carriages will continue have free access to the square, as well as staff working in the premises and people visiting the area for administrative purposes. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/seville-plans-start-charging-tourists-for-admission-20240226165011-nt.html

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The central government refuses to restrict access to the Plaza de España and the Board recalls that it requires consensus: {Translation, summary}
– The controversial proposal launched by the Seville City Council to close the Plaza de España and charge tourists to enter – from which Seville residents registered in the province would be exempt – income that would be used for its preservation and maintenance, continues to arouse reactions against it. After criticism from the municipal groups PSOE and Podemos-IU, which already took a stance against the bill on Sunday, this Monday has continued to attract opposition from different administrations, entities and even civil society, which has started a collection of signatures to stop this initiative.
– The most prominent reaction has been that of the First Vice-President of the Government and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, who has warned this Monday that “privatising public space cannot be the answer to the care and preservation of the Plaza de España in Seville, a cultural jewel that belongs to everyone. The Ministry of Finance is certainly not going to lend itself to this”. In this case, the initiative could not be carried out, given that the Directorate General of State Heritage, which is responsible for this matter, is part of the Ministry’s portfolio. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5222045/0/gobierno-central-rechaza-cerrar-plaza-espana-junta-recuerda-que-requiere-consenso/

MARBELLA

Green light to turn more seawater into freshwater so La Concepción reservoir does not run dry:
– At the moment the Marbella desalination plant, which turns seawater into freshwater by filtering out the salt, has been pushed to its limit and at times can produce half the freshwater consumed on the western Costa del Sol.
– It is good news then that the go ahead has just been given for a nine month project to almost double the capacity of the desalination plant in Marbella. Instead of 12 cubic hectometres a year, the plant will be able to produce 20. The plan for a portable plant next to it instead was abandoned. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/green-light-turn-more-seawater-into-freshwater-20240223125119-nt.html

EUROPE

Hungary approves Sweden joining Nato after months of delays:
– Hungary’s parliament has approved Sweden’s Nato accession nearly two years after the historically neutral country applied to join the western military alliance, bringing to an end months of diplomatic wrangling. Now that the parliament has approved the move, the decision will be sent to Hungary’s interim president, László Kövér, who will have five days to sign off on it and send it to the US state department in Washington. Under Nato protocol, the US government must be notified of member states’ ratification of a new country.
– Speaking after the vote in Budapest on Monday, the Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, hailed “a historic day”. “The parliaments of all Nato member states have now voted in favour of Swedish accession to Nato. Sweden stands ready to shoulder its responsibility for Euro-Atlantic security,” he said.
– At a press conference later, he described the move as a homecoming for the country, which ditched two centuries of neutrality and military non-alignment when it applied to join the military alliance in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Sweden now leaves 200 years of neutrality and alliance-independence behind us.” Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/hungary-parliament-vote-ratify-sweden-nato-membership

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Mercedes Scraps Plan To Only Sell Electric Vehicles:
– Mercedes-Benz is scrapping its plans to only sell electric vehicles after 2030 as consumer demand for EVs remains lower than what automakers projected.
– “Customers and market conditions will set the pace of the transformation,” Mercedes said in its fourth quarter earnings statement. “The company plans to be in a position to cater to different customer needs, whether it’s an all-electric drivetrain or an electrified combustion engine, until well into the 2030s.” The report said that the company only expects EV sales to reach “up to 50%” of their total sales by that point, indicating that it could be even less than half.
– Ford announced last month that it was making significant cuts — around 1,400 employees — to the number of workers who produce its once-touted F-150 Lightning truck at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center due to low customer demand.
Full article: https://www.dailywire.com/news/mercedes-scraps-plan-to-only-sell-electric-vehicles

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