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

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

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

DigameXtra Summer Schedule – No Sunday Issues

What’s On

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

Weekly Crochet /Knitting Group:
Calling All Members and anybody who would like to join us.
We meet every Thursday from 10/10.30 am until 1ish.
in Caleta de Velez at La Fuente.
Do you Crochet? Would you like to learn? Do you fancy having coffee and chatting one morning whilst working?
We are a multilingual group of ladies that are meeting every week in Caleta de Velez on Thursdays. We have no set rules. Just a smile will do.
The group is well over 8 years old and would love new members to come along and join us. Working at your own speed and chatting making friends. And – if you really don’t fancy Crochet but like to Knit, well come along with that instead.
And Don’t Forget – We will teach you either craft if you wish. Hope to see you there.
Need more information?
Email Polly – madpip at hotmail dot co dot uk

Services Wanted/Offered

Check the DigameXtra Sponsor’s list whenever you need a service.
Landlords, tell your renters about DigameXtra, where they can get overnight answers to questions about local stuff without having to call you!

Nik of all Trades: Services available for home, garden and office
Gardening – from weeding to landscaping, stonework (walls, paths, etc) a speciality. Transport and tools all provided by me, no job too small or too big as I have others to call on if required, from 100€ per day per man plus any required materials at cost or fixed price quote if you prefer.
Small construction/demolition jobs – walls, fencing, guttering, tiling etc. from 100€ per day per man plus any required materials at cost or fixed price quote if you prefer.
Painting and decorating – interior or exterior, tools all supplied, materials extra at cost – from 100€ per day per man or fixed price quote if you prefer.
Evenings, weekends and holidays both Spanish and English are all included at no extra cost.
Check my website for examples of my work www.nikofalltrades.es
Email enquiries or for more information to nikash2 at hotmail dot com or just write that email address or web address down somewhere in case you may need me in the future! I am a DigameXtra sponsor and so my contact info is available everyday in the sponsors section below as well. There is also a contact form available on the website.
References/recommendations available from the UK and Spain
Based in Competa but can travel anywhere in Digameland. Quotations are completely free!

Coast Fm Gold: Want to be able to talk directly to your customers and clients?
Guess what they have been listening to and will continue to listen to……the Radio!
Coast Fm Gold has been available Online, as well as via Tunein, Google, Siri and Alexa throughout the crisis giving ’emergency announcements and telephone numbers’ and music, music, music!
Now it’s time to start up business’s again, and what a better way to let them know you have re-opened and are ready- A RADIO ADVERT! We reach all over the Axarquia- so we are local! Plus we reach around the world! We are the Eastern Costa Del Sols favourite Radio Station!
We are running ”special crisis” low advertising rates…ring us now on 691 934 626 or by email to studio@coastfmgold.com Website: http://coastfmgold.com/

Golden Leaves Funeral Plans:
Pre-planning your funeral is a thoughtful and responsible way to show you care about your family.
Funerals are no easy task. There are numerous considerations to factor in, including logistics, food and drink, casket purchase and burial grounds. A loved one’s death brings immense emotional strain to any family, and the question of financing and arrangements only exacerbates the stress.
Handling all of these challenges is difficult enough in one’s normal circumstances, but having to go through it while abroad is an enormous burden.
Golden Leaves Funeral Plans aims to support grieving families during these tumultuous times. Since our inception in 1984, we have partnered with a widespread network of funeral directors across the UK and Europe.
Purchasing a funeral plan with Golden Leaves enables you to plan, design and pay for your funeral services in advance.
As one of the leading providers of expat prepaid funeral plans in Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Balearic Islands, and the Canary Islands, we make sure to adequately support your family in the time of greatest need.
If you are an expat family in need of prepaid funeral services please contact Ruth on phone or whats app + 34 693 715 718
Based in Javea/Alicante. Company Reg. No: 2935393
Email: Ruth.forder@goldenleaves.com

People Group Spain- Interpreters Available
Don’t let the language barrier be a problem!
At People Group Spain we offer interpreters who are fluent in English and Spanish to help you with your day to day needs. Whether you need us to accompany you to a meeting, help you with paperwork, or even just make a phone call on your behalf, we will always be here to help.
You can find us at Calle Diputación 9, Nerja or
contact us by phone on 615763349 or
by email at admin@peoplegroupspain.com

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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

Recommendations & Requests

Refugio de Leo: I would like to recommend that anyone interested in the welfare of our canine companions and who may be interested in offering some help to Antonio and his helpers at the Refugio de Leo, situated between Velez Malaga and Arenas, as championed by Scott from SPW Construction Services in last weeks DigameXtra. All roads are surfaced, so there is no problem with any off road driving. See Google map ping here: https://maps.google.com/?q=36.806229,-4.077485
Scott and his team from SPW Construction Services spent this past weekend laying a floor in one of the kennels and will be doing more work over the next couple of weekends.
Antonio, who runs Refugio de Leo, would welcome any assistance and/or donations that any of us Digame-ites might be able to offer – from cleaning and maintenance to dog walking (see collage), or donations of food, old blankets, etc. The area for walking the dogs is manageable with all roads being surfaced for those who cannot clamber through the wilds! Have a look at their site on: http://www.elrefugiodeleo.com/
Antonio can be contacted directly on mob: +34 654 427 202
Or call Scott from SPW who is happy to liaise on mob: +34 622 938 440
My wife, Sue and I, had a wonderful time walking some of the dogs this past Sunday. The weather was lovely, the stroll a nice gentle bit of exercise and the views wonderful, not to mention the beautiful, friendly and happy canines. Please consider helping out in any way that you feel you can. It would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Keith, Torre del Mar.
keithrocksue AT gmail DOT com

News & Articles

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Vaccination of under-60s against coronavirus gets under way in Andalucía: The region’s Minister of Health, Jesús Aguirre, announced this Tuesday that the public health authority had started to call 59-year-olds to receive their jabs. “And then we will continue with 58-year-olds,” he added.
In addition, Aguirre has announced a new group on which his department wants to focus their strategy against the pandemic: dock workers considering them “a new risk group” since – as he pointed out – in some areas of Spain they have detected that “the virus enters coastal ports through cargo ships”. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202105/04/junta-starts-vaccinating-under-20210504173806.html

Conservative Right Dominates in Madrid Elections: The conservative Popular Party’s candidate was the big winner at Tuesday’s Madrid election, having managed to secure more seats in the regional assembly than the three leftist parties combined. With 99% of votes counted, Ayuso had taken 65 seats, just four short of the absolute majority of 69. Combined with the 13 seats of far-right Vox, the two parties secured 77 deputies in total compared to the 59 of the leftist bloc: 25 for the Socialist Party (PSOE), 24 for Más Madrid and 10 for Unidas Podemos. At the last regional elections, in 2019, the difference between right and left was just four seats. Now that number is 18. Madrid has shifted even further to the right. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/politics/2021-05-04/popular-party-takes-victory-in-bitterly-fought-madrid-regional-election-falling-just-short-of-majority.html

Pablo Iglesias leaves politics after Liberal Left gets hammered in Madrid Elections: {Translated, summary}
Iglesias was in fifth position, the last, and United We can only get 10 seats with him (7.2 percent). Pablo Iglesias leaves politics and all his positions. The organic ones in Podemos and the institutional ones. The coup de effect that the secretary general of Podemos tried when he left the coalition government and presented himself as a candidate for the electoral advance in the Community of Madrid failed. And he leaves. “When you stop being useful, you have to know how to withdraw.” With these words, the former vice president of the Government said goodbye this morning. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/espana/abci-pablo-iglesias-abandona-politica-tras-resultados-madrid-202105042334_noticia.html

Tennis News- Madrid Open: Simona Halep knocked out by Elise Mertens; Jannik Sinner, Andrey Rublev march on. Photo:AP. Full article: https://www.firstpost.com/sports/madrid-open-simona-halep-knocked-out-by-elise-mertens-jannik-sinner-andrey-rublev-march-on-9592451.html

AGAIN! Apple Releases Urgent Security Patches For Zero-Day Bugs Under Active Attacks, Safari Also Targeted: Apple on Monday released security updates for iOS, macOS, and watchOS to address three zero-day flaws and expand patches for a fourth vulnerability that the company said might have been exploited in the wild. The weaknesses all concern WebKit, the browser engine which powers Safari and other third-party web browsers in iOS, allowing an adversary to execute arbitrary code on target devices. The development comes just a week after Apple rolled out iOS 14.5 and macOS Big Sur 11.3 with a fix for a potentially exploited WebKit Storage vulnerability.
Until users demand better pre-release testing, Apple will continue to release vulnerable software, and let the users do Apple’s beta testing for them. Since you pay a high premium price for Apple products, you should expect properly tested products. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/05/apple-releases-urgent-security-patches.html

Some Amazing Astronomical Phenomena Are Due In May:
If you are a lover of watching the night skies, and all things astronomical, then May 2021 will be something special for you it would seem, as a string of celestial events are all due to happen this month. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/05/04/some-amazing-astronomical-phenomena-are-due-in-may/

A ‘hack’ to Glovo exposes the data of distributors and clients in Spain: The credentials of clients and distributors of the platform Glovo in Spain they have appeared for sale in Internet, as a result of a security breach that the company is currently investigating. Unauthorized third party actors accessed Glovo’s systems through the user interface. an old admin panel. From there they managed to obtain a database with the credentials of the customer and delivery accounts. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/a-hack-to-glovo-exposes-the-data-of-distributors-and-clients-in-spain/

Amazon’s European subsidiary pays no corporation tax for 2020: Amazon’s European arm paid no corporation tax in Luxembourg for last year, despite revenues of some €44bn, documents show. Because it posted a loss of €1.19bn (£1.03bn), the Luxembourg-headquartered subsidiary was not required to pay any tax, and in fact received a €56.39m (£48.95m) credit.
Adding up losses, including from previous years, gives the firm €2.7bn (£2.35bn), which it can offset against any future corporate tax bills. Full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/amazon-corporation-tax-europe-luxembourg-b1841881.html

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Local News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
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DigameXtra No. 1946 Tuesday, May 4th, 2021

On May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 By Naythan

Welcome to DigameXtra !

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Announcements

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

DigameXtra Summer Schedule – No Sunday Issues

What’s On

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

La Casa Hotel and Restaurant in Torrox Pueblo:
-This weeks set menu at just 14.95 for 3 courses will be
Starter either camembert Salad or Tomato and Mozarella
Main course Chicken Tikka Masala with rice or Tagliatelli with Tomato Feta and Olives
Desert Apple Pie and cream or Ice Cream.
Our A La Carte Menu is also available for lite bites too.
-We are open Thursday, Friday, Saturday Sunday 1pm until 6pm and also Friday and Saturday night with a reservation.
Our beautiful Terrace with amazing views is the perfect place to enjoy a lovely lunch.
To book 662039741/952535471
LA CASA Hotel & Restaurant
Calle Baja, Plazuela De Barajas 3
Torrox, 29770, Malaga

Rock of the Ages show: Wed., May 5th 7pm.
Village Inn, C/ Esmeralda 1, Riviera del Sol 29649
New venue for us to Rock! Its going to be an amazing evening of all the best soft rock classics. Bon Jovi, Queen, Foreigner and many more.
Tickets also include a choice of 3 main courses and a glass of wine or small beer all for only 15euros
Limited tickets available send PM or contact 622399366 to get yours FB Page

Bands & Acts: Please submit your gig promos. Your music is your business, you need to get as much exposure as possible, don’t rely on venues to promote you! Most of those FB posts by venues only have a few likes, if any at all, and usually from the same few people every time, so obviously these FB posts are not reaching many people. DigameXtra sends out over 4200 email issues everyday to subscribers, and the website gets another 800 visits per day. That is way better exposure than you are getting in any FB posts!!! Entertainers get to post their shows for free as long as they are subscribed to this newsletter. What are you waiting for?

Services Wanted/Offered

Archgrove Services: A family run light haulage/transport company with bases in Archez, Spain and near Oxford, UK.
We provide a one stop service for all your transport needs and pride ourselves on reliability, flexibility, good communication and a very much ‘can do’ approach. No job is too small and there is always a solution.
Our services include:
-Regular runs between UK and Spain
-Transport of personal property from full house moves to vehicles down to small single items
-Courier Services
-Man & Van services
-Packing, including supply of packing materials
-UK Home shopping with UK delivery address
-Storage of property and vehicles in UK and Spain
-Any jobs in Western Europe and Scandinavia considered
Fully Insured with Haulage, Goods In Transit and Public Liability policies.
If we can be of service please contact Steve & Gail. We are on Facebook and always available to chat through your needs and provide a free no obligation quote if required. FB-Link
UK: 0044 7868 435052
SPAIN: 0034 951 066 093
Email: archgroveservices@gmail.com Our contact is also in the DigameXtra Sponsor’s Section everyday.

SPW Construction Services: Professional high quality building service, fully qualified tradesmen to all trades.
Extensions, retaining walls, driveways, swimming pools, damp problems, roofs, blocked drains.
Replacement kitchens and bathrooms, Tiling and terraces. Plumbing, electrics and plastering, painting.
Architect service, building licence applications.
Handyman service now available for those smaller jobs.
For free consultation and estimate contact us on 622 938 440
or email: scottparkwilson AT yahoo DOT co DOT uk
Scott/Arenas
Our contact is also in the DigameXtra Sponsor’s Section everyday. Home Page and FB-Link

Pet First Aid Course – Frigiliana:
Pet First Aid & CPR Course
Next Date:
Thursday 6th May
Jo’s Bar – Frigiliana
11:30am – 3:00pm
Various dates and locations thru 2021
If your a pet owner, or work with animals or just want to learn some great skills in a fun, friendly and relaxed environment! Come and join us!
For just €25pp you will learn lifesaving skills to help protect your furry friend or family member. You’ll receive a certificate of completion.
This class is designed to help to teach you the skills needed to provide temporary urgent care to pets until they can reach a veterinary clinic.
We will cover common Pet Emergencies and how to best respond to them.
Contact Kaya for further details or for further class dates on + 34 711 016 529. Or at
pawsclawsandwhiskers@icloud.com

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Great Deals Fro The Nerja Household Centre:
Stunning upcyled Ottoman
Measurements 96 x 47 x 41cms Price 95€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
Email: info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale: Xiaomi Electric scooter that I bought last year but due to pandemic have never really been using that. I bought it for 400€, then renovated it, so it’s more modern and resistant. The only thing missing is the bell (honk). It’s a really nice way of transport, and a lot of fun! I am selling it for 300€, but also willing to negotiate the price.
Jagoda, Torrox. More pics on request.
Email: jagoda091297@icloud.com

For Sale: Cepsa gas bottle (empty). For collection only €10 Competa central. David. Contact: allgram @ g mail dot com (no spaces)

Wanted: Ladies bike. I am looking for a second hand ladies bike. In good condition but nothing fancy, just needed for cycling around town! If you have one that you want to sell, please contact me on
nandsrussell at gmail.com or
WhatsApp 687133944 Thanks Steve / Nicki (based in Nerja but happy to collect from surrounding area)

Recommendations & Requests

Vaccine: Hi can anyone help. I have appointment to get vaccine but have to go to Nerja and just couldn’t make out where she was telling me to go, can anyone help. Thank you for any assistance. Nancy, Nerja area.
Email nanc251@yahoo.co.U.K or
telephone 674362467 I am on what’s app.

News & Articles

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Juanma Moreno: “On Sunday the curfew in Andalusia ends when the state of alarm ends”: {Translation}
-“On Monday the curfew ends and we cannot close beaches with very high levels of contagion because the state of alarm ends. The communities are tied in knots”. This is the message of the president of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, who on Monday insisted that the Executive Pedro Sánchez has to give a legal umbrella to the autonomous regions to manage the pandemic after the end of the state of alarm on Sunday 9 May.
-The central government does not seem to have any intention of extending this table, but Moreno has indicated that this reluctance may be overcome after the elections to the Madrid regional government, which take place this Tuesday. “There is still time. I hope that when the elections are over, the government will feel liberated and will provide a regulatory framework so that the communities are not naked” in the management of the pandemic, the Andalusian president said.
-For Moreno, equally valid would be an extension of the state of alarm, an emergency law or changes to the Public Health Law that would enable the communities to close mobility or limit meetings, fundamental rights protected by the Constitution.
-Moreno has once again asked the central government for tools with which “to be able to tell a sick person not to leave the house or to close municipalities or provinces” or even to impose “a curfew, which has helped to prevent the spread of the virus”.
-And if there is no help from Pedro Sánchez’s government? Then the Andalusian government intends to act “within its sphere of competence”, in other words, “to restrict opening hours and when there are many cases in an area we would try to close that locality by asking permission from the judicial authority”.
-However, this option, Moreno stressed, would reduce the speed of the Junta’s action in controlling the pandemic. By having to consult a judge on each measure, the Andalusian government “loses time” in tackling contagion, he pointed out. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-medidas-covid-andalucia-juanma-moreno-lunes-acaba-toque-queda-andalucia-terminar-estado-alarma-202105031238_noticia.html

Third consecutive day without coronavirus deaths in Malaga province: For the third consecutive day, there have been no coronavirus-related deaths reported in Malaga province, according to the Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography (IECA).
-The last confirmed death was registered last Friday bringing the total number of pandemic deaths in Malaga, since the first was notified on 13 March 2020, to 1,622. April closed with 71 Covid deaths compared to 152 in March.
-In Andalucía, the total death toll to date is 9,749. In the last two days there have been another seven deaths.
-Over the weekend, 248 coronavirus infections have been declared in Malaga province while in the last 48 hours, 1,706 cases have been reported in Andalucía. Full article:
http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202105/03/third-consecutive-without-coronavirus-20210503190002.html

Malaga Residents Shaken By 2.9 Magnitude Earthquake:
THE earthquake was registered at 2.27pm on Sunday, May 2 at a depth of 62 kilometres in the Axarquia municipality. The National Geographic Institute (IGN) registered the earthquake with a magnitude 2.9 on the Richter scale with its epicentre in Benamocarra, Malaga.
Also, on the same day, there were other earthquakes in the province, the largest occurring in the town of Periana – another town in the province of Malaga – which was registered as 2.5 on the Richter scale. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/05/03/malaga-residents-shaken-by-2-9-magnitude-earthquake/

Oktoberfest 2021 Cancelled: Oktoberfest should have taken place from 18.09. to 3.10.2021 on the Theresienwiese in Munich. But for the second time in a row, the Corona pandemic ensures that unfortunately nothing will come of it. Minister President Dr. Markus Söder said today at the press conference in Munich that the unanimous decision was made to recommend that the major folk festivals in Bavaria not take place – including the Oktoberfest. Full article (English version): https://www.oktoberfest.de/en/magazine/oktoberfest-news/2021/oktoberfest-2021-will-not-take-place

Malaga Pharmacies Await Approval To Sell Rapid Covid Tests In Time For The Summer: The purchase of rapid COVID-19 tests in pharmacies without a prescription will soon be a reality after a review by the Ministry of Health. The pharmaceutical sector is now waiting for approval by royal decree that allows the sale of these products, which is already carried out in countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Portugal. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/05/03/malaga-pharmacies-await-approval-to-sell-the-rapid-covid-test-in-time-for-the-summer/
Spanish original with more details: https://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malaga-provincia/2021/05/03/farmacias-podran-vender-receta-test-50774062.html

Lottery- Bonoloto draw for Monday, May 3, 2021:
The result of the Bonoloto of Today Monday May 3 of 2021 is: 09, 15, 18, 26, 42 and 44, the complementary number being 29 and the refund on 5. Source: https://spainsnews.com/bonoloto-draw-for-monday-may-3-2021/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

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

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

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

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

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

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

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

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DigameXtra No. 1945 Monday, May 3rd, 2021

On May 3, 2021May 2, 2021 By Naythan

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Announcements

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

DigameXtra Summer Schedule – No Sunday Issues

What’s On

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

Phoenix Club:
-Our social club is open for coffee, cake and a chat but due to restrictions, all our trips are on hold until further notice. The terrace is open with 6 to a table and inside, it is limited to 4 per table.
-We are collecting foodstuffs for the Spanish Red Cross on a weekly basis, so if you can add a couple of items to your weekly shop and bring it down to us, it would be very much appreciated. They really need baby food, nappies and foodstuffs such as rice, flour and pasta.
-We are selling off all our books and DVDs at 4 for €1 and we have had new stocks in, from Wilbur Smith, Andy McNab to Stephen Leather, plenty of choice for gentlemen readers. We also have jigsaws for sale at €1 each. Come along and pick up a bargain on any Tuesday
-Our greetings cards are for sale on the first Tuesday of every month, all handmade so if you are looking for a beautiful handmade card, pop along and have a look.
-Please remember to sanitise your hands on coming in and sign in. Signing in is just a precaution in case I need to contact you. It is mandatory to wear a mask.
-We meet at La Vega bar and restaurant every Tuesday and you can find the bar just behind the Repsol garage on the way out of Torre towards Benajarafe. We are now open from 11.30 – 1pm.
For further information, please contact Gail on 951067723/626370695 or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk

Language Exchange- Torre del Mar: Tandem Language Exchange every Monday. Anyone feeling a bit shy about speaking Spanish? No worries! Come along and enjoy our 4th Axarquia Eat & Travel Tandem events. We have new activities and games.
-Next Monday May 3rd, Safari Lounge (Paseo Larios 38, Torre del Mar)
How to join? Send us an email to planesaxarquia@gmail.com
We are looking forward to seeing you!

Club Tropicana- Nerja: Summer is here at Club Tropicana Bar & Restaurant. New Dishes have been added to our Menu including lots of Vegan Options!
Every Weekend we show all live Sports & Live Entertainment every Sunday !
Call 952525902 to book your table or Take Away!
Urb. Tropìcana, Bar & Restaurante Tropicana, Nerja. FB page

From Ayuntamiento de Nerja: On Monday, May 3, Nerja celebrates the Day of the Cross. Here you can check the programming and location of the 8 crosses that will be distributed throughout the municipality.
https://www.nerja.es/nerja-y-maro-celebraran-el-dia-de-la-cruz-en-sus-calles-y-plazas/

CANCELLED: Cuatro Santos show Sunday May 16th at
Nuevo Balu, Torremolinos. EVENT CANCELLED, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ON ROCK ROUTE. WE REGRET THE BOTHER. FB page

Services Wanted/Offered

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

Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms: We have been installing kitchens and bathrooms here on the Costa for 13 years. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, highest standards of work and customer service.
Whether you are thinking of updating an existing kitchen or bathroom, or whether you wish to create the kitchen or bathroom you have always dreamed of, we are here for you, every step of the way.
With an unrivaled knowledge of the best local materials and suppliers we are able to work to all tastes and budgets.
Our full range of services includes
– Installations and Refurbs
– Wall & Floor tiling
– Full range of Plumbing work including radiators and underfloor heating
– Solar Installation
– Design & planning ideas to get the look you are after
– Electrical works
– Alter / Install walls, dropped ceilings and hang doors
– Plastering, woodwork and floor levelling
Visit our FB page on the link below to be inspired
https://www.facebook.com/hanningtons.kitchens.and.bathrooms/
Call us : 669 665 156
Email us : hanningtons.bathrooms@gmail.com

Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years. Painting work undertaken. Inside and outside large or small. Furniture painted or sprayed. Kitchens cabinets, wardrobes doors any colour any surface. Check out the before and after photos all the furniture was spray painted.
Call for advice WhatsApp 680739577
Email: amandajosiah@hotmail.com
My contact details can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of the issue. Here are “before” and “after” pics from my latest job.

ADESLAS Health Insurance & Services:
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or email us at Reinaldost@oac.SegurcaixaAdeslas.es

Guitarist wanted, new info: We are looking for an accomplished guitarist, with some vocal harmony capability (not mandatory, but a big plus), to complete a four piece line up playing classic Rock / Pop, Punk and Blues. Based in Competa area or nearby, you should be prepared to commit to regular gig and rehearsal dates. Interested? Call Colin 634351203 or email martinhorsen@gmail.com

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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BluCee Real Estate / Inmobiliaria
Rental apartment available for winter let.
Lovely Penthouse apartment in El Morche, available from October 2021 until April 2022.
-Two bedrooms
-Secure parking
-Large sunny roof terrace
-Two minute walk to the beach
Minimum 3 months rental.
€550 per month plus electricity usage. No agency fee to pay.
Selling a property or have a property you are thinking of renting out?
Please contact us for a no obligation chat Email: info@blucee.com
Phone or WhatsApp us on +34 711 04 27 27
Please contact us we would love to help you.
We are based in Rincon de la Victoria, covering Axarquia, Malaga to Nerja and the Costa Tropical.
For examples of our fantastic sales and holiday rental properties, please take a look at our website: www.BluCee.com
BluCee.com is a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details are shown here every day in the Sponsor’s Section

Sold Out: I have sold out of all the Minis Forum GN31 MiniPCs I received. Thank you to everyone who replied. As the wholesale price has gone up by 30% since I last ordered them a month ago, due to the current computer shortage coupled with high demand worldwide, I doubt I will order any more of that particular item. I am always searching for good value deals for my clients, so if I can find a similar item at a reasonable cost they will be posted here. In the mean time, keep your current computers well maintained, and consider upgrading them rather than replacing them. Doubling the RAM and replacing old HDDs with new SSDs will bring new life to older units.
-DoctorLaptop

Recommendations & Requests

Royal British Legion Nerja: My great full thanks to everyone who helped took part attended and gave prizes to the Tombola Stall at last Friday’s St. George’s Day event at the Chapel Bar in Nerja was a really great day lots of fun and laughter a treat to hear. The British Legion Stall and the Name the Bear game and some donations raised 400 euros which was wonderful considering how everyone is suffering economically, the name of the Bear was Carla and the winner was P.T from the Chapel Bar gone to a good home. This event was the first we have been able to hold since last November. Our thanks to Sharon and Fred and everyone who made the day so wonderful Dorothy Allen. Poppy Appeal Organizer. dorothyallenpl AT gmail D0T com

News & Articles

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A million Spaniards due second AstraZeneca shot will have to wait another month: On Tuesday, May 4, it will have been 84 days since the first doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine were administered in Spain. That’s 12 weeks – the maximum time that the technical sheet for the Covid-19 vaccine recommends between the two injections necessary to offer full protection. The Public Health Commission, which is made up of the central Health Ministry and the country’s regions, met today to decide what course of action to take for the more than a million under-60s who have received their first dose and have been left in limbo ever since the Spanish health authorities opted to use the medication exclusively for the 60-69 age group given concerns over the tiny risk of blood clots associated with AstraZeneca. In the end the health authorities have opted to delay the decision for another four weeks. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-04-30/a-million-spaniards-due-second-astrazeneca-shot-will-have-to-wait-another-month.html

The urban bus will be free for the residents of Torrox: {Translation, summary}
-Torrox wants to “revolutionize” public transport. The City Council announced this Thursday that it will be free “for all residents”, in addition to expanding coverage to reach, for the first time, the limit with Nerja (no further explanation of this was offered). The councilor has explained that in order to benefit from this measure, it only will be necessary to present a card when entering the buses, which can be requested by anyone who is registered in the municipality. In addition, thanks to new technologies, users will be able, from now on, to keep track of the schedules, both through the information panels that will be installed at the stops , and directly on their mobiles, when taking the new vehicles integrated a GPS.
-These are the main novelties that the mayor, Óscar Medina, together with the mayor of the Treasury, Paula Moreno, has announced, precisely in the environment in which the new bus stop will be located, on the border with Nerja, where it will also be has presented the new bus that joins the existing fleet, a low-floor vehicle, adapted to the needs of passengers, with a ramp for people with reduced mobility and also incorporates USB chargers in each seat.
Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/autobus-urbano-gratuito-20210429150942-nt.html

A Military Career in Jeopardy For TV Piracy- Offered Pirate IPTV on FakeBook: The man was selling illegal services that provided access to premium sport, TV and films. He was reportedly offering the subscriptions through a Facebook group and via an app, for loading onto devices such as Firesticks. An anti-piracy group reported that the man, from Oxfordshire, is a serving member of the armed forces as a Corporal in the Royal Air Force. He was convicted of conspiracy to defraud and loss of service property and also received a reduction to his rank. This result shows the serious consequences faced by individuals who choose to break the law by supplying illegal content. This type of conviction will have a significant and long-lasting effect on this individual’s career and future opportunities. Full article: https://torrentfreak.com/a-military-career-in-jeopardy-for-tv-piracy-fair-punishment-or-a-step-too-far-210501/

NOSEiD app helps reunite lost dogs with their owners using photos of their noses: Iams wants to use the cameras that nearly everyone has in their pockets to help reunite lost dogs with their owners. The company has launched a new app, NOSEiD, that uses your smartphone’s camera to scan your dog’s nose. If your dog is lost, the scan of its nose acts like a fingerprint, allowing someone to track the lost dog back to you. Full article: https://www.dpreview.com/news/8131379955/noseid-app-helps-reunite-lost-dogs-with-their-owners-using-photos-of-their-noses
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F1 News- Lewis Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win F1 Portuguese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton won the Portuguese Grand Prix with a dominant run after a gripping fight to take the lead in the opening half of the race. The Mercedes driver beat the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second place at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, with Valtteri Bottas in third for Mercedes. Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Pérez was in fourth, with Lando Norris another superb fifth for McLaren.
Photo: Clive Mason/Getty. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/02/lewis-hamilton-holds-off-verstappen-to-win-f1-portuguese-grand-prix

La Liga News- Atletico Madrid edge Elche to extend La Liga lead, Inter Milan close in on Serie A title, Lille respond after PSG win – European round-up: Atletico Madrid stay two points clear at the top of La Liga after narrowly beating Elche courtesy of Marcos Llorente’s first-half strike, as Real Madrid beat Osasuna; Neymar on target as PSG overcome Lens but Lille beat Nice to reclaim top spot in Ligue 1. Photo:SkySport. Full article: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11854/12292512/atletico-madrid-edge-elche-to-extend-la-liga-lead-inter-milan-close-in-on-serie-a-title-lille-respond-after-psg-win-european-round-up

Let’s look through the US Army’s new night vision goggles- it’s amazing: The ENVG-B night vision system has been under development in the United States in recent months and is nearing completion. This mandatory military accessory acquires an entirely different meaning, functionality, and efficiency if we look through the soldier’s eyes who uses them. (If video below fails to load, click this link) Full article: https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2021/05/02/lets-look-through-the-us-armys-new-night-vision-goggles-its-amazing-video/

DigameXtra Editorial- Covid is NOT an Excuse for Robbery: Shoppers need to pay attention, and not just pay assuming the tab is correct. In addition, certain retail outlets are raising prices, without notice, to unjustifiable levels by a variety of means. Often their ads remain the same, but what you get is significantly less! Be vigilant!
-I check every receipt before I leave the checkout, I find myself overcharged for at least one item in fully half of my visits to supermarkets as of late. As I tend to do daily shopping, this is a lot of overcharges I find myself contesting. This is usually blamed on a failure to update their computers, or on an outdated price posted on a shelf. I do not find these excuses acceptable considering how often it happens. Some will not even honor the prices they have posted when you point out the mistake. Many supermarkets in the US/Canada give you the item for free if they mis-price it. I am all in favor of making that mandatory everywhere.
-A low budget brand of cooking oil at one local supermarket rose by 50% overnight, while remaining unchanged at all the others I checked.
-I bought a large family size pizza (not the small personal pizzas) to go for €8, mushroom & chorizo, on the boardwalk. When I got home I found it had 5 paper thin slices of chorizo and 12 thin slices of mushroom. When I returned the next day and presented them with a photo, they denied they made that pizza even though it was still in their box in the pic!
-The MiniPCs I have been ordering for resale have doubled in price in 6 months.
-My local pharmacy charges 50% more than what others charge for many identical common articles like asprin and tylenol, despite a Federal gov’t mandate to sell these common items at discount prices to help the financially challenged due to Covid. In other cases, they will try to sell you expensive brand name items, when a generic version is available for far less. If you are on a tight budget, always ask for the “Marca genérica” version. (Note: with some common pharmaceuticals, like Diazepam [Valium], the generic version is notably inferior in strength to the original version [Roche], despite being an “equivalent”.)
-The point is, check all purchases before handing over your cash! -Ed.

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

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

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

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

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Fun & Games

Useful Links, Info & Numbers

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

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

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

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DigameXtra May 2nd, 2021 – No Sunday Issues Until After Summer

On May 2, 2021May 1, 2021 By Naythan

Welcome to DigameXtra !

DigameXtra Featured Sponsor

DigameXtra Summer Schedule
No Sunday Issues

No more Sunday issues until October 17th.
If there are any critical breaking news events on a Saturday I will publish a “DigameXtra Special Alert” issue.

Churches & Worship

Churches- Most of the churches have not updated their posts since before the Covid restrictions were relaxed. So I have removed these. Please send in updated posts if you’d like your church listed. -Ed.

EVANGELICAL CHURCH (services in English language)
Each Sunday at 11:00 am we meet for worship at the Christian meeting Hall in Calle Ros Alfe´rez 7. Torre Del Mar. (not far behind the Catholic Church) We are an Evangelical Church, bible believing Christian’s coming together for live worship, prayer, and sharing our faith. All who love Christ are welcome and all who want to know more about the Christian faith are equally welcome. The meetings are friendly, joyful, reverent and orderly. Our one united desire is to glorify God.
My name is Peter and below is my email address.
petcac @ gmail. com (no gaps)

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

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

OPTION 1: https://www.mapacovid.es/

OPTION 2: For a more frequently updated version visit this site. Unfortunately this map does not zoom in using the mouse wheel, so it can be difficult to see the smallest towns. https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-mapa-covid-19-andalucia-restricciones-y-medidas-contra-coronavirus-municipio-202102101441_noticia.html?

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

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

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

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

Fun & Games

Useful Links, Info & Numbers

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

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

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

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DigameXtra No. 1944 Saturday, May 1st, 2021

On May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 By Naythan

Welcome to DigameXtra !

DigameXtra Featured Sponsor

Announcements

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

DigameXtra Summer Schedule – No Sunday Issues

What’s On

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

Saturday, May 1st is a National Holiday in Spain, Labor Day

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 2nd

Trapiche Market:
Trapiche market is open as normal this Tuesday.
It is hosted at the beautiful Jardines del Trapiche venue. It’s a great place to find unique and personal gifts as well as your every day essentials.
Lots of stalls to discover, you will find old favourites, and new ones too!
The market is open from 9:30am-1:30pm every Tuesday
Carretera Benamargosa, 0.5 Km, 29718 Velez-Malaga.
There are stalls with vintage clothing; hand turned olive wood bowls and other items; natural worm fertiliser for the garden; hand-painted Andalucian tiles and ceramics; handmade cards and embroidered items that can be made to order; original artwork and photography; fresh fruit & veg; delicious cakes, pies, pastries & artisan chocolates; garden & house ornaments; large selection of fiction and non-fiction books; handmade jewellery and more. We’re spoilt for choice! You can also support Axarquía Animal Rescue with their tombola and meet some of the animals available for adoption.
View houses in your area, discuss property management or selling your house with BluCee Real Estate, and have your haircut by Yolanda, British Wills and more…
Please view our Facebook page, it is being updated daily with photos, contact details of stall holders and items for sale and services on offer.
Facebook for Trapiche Market
We look forward to seeing you there, and if you’d like more information about having a stall at the market contact Anita at anitajjordan @ hotmail.com / +34 627 877 164

Bio Beach Wednesday Gatherings:
-On Wed. May 5th at Bio Beach Restaurant in El Morche (behind the church) you are invited to join us at 11am for coffee, social interaction and a bit of mental stimulation. Valerie will offer a presentation about the last King of Granada before the break. The following hour will introduce you to a Spanish song to study its vocabulary and verbs including lots of tips on pronunciation.
-On Wed. May 12th, same time and same place Alan will present a personal Travelogue followed by Norma giving an introduction to Memoir Writing.
-Watch this space as we are planning ethnic lunches prepared by the Bio Beach kitchen featuring a menu del dia (at 13hrs) highlighting a South American country; after we’ll have studied its cultural traits. Alphabetically we’ll start with Argentina on Wed. July 7th. Reservations will be needed. For confirmation and/or more information contact: norma2kk@aol.com.

Legends of Rock and Roll: Get your Blue Suede Shoes out as the Costas number one showman Johnny G brings his “Legends of Rock and Roll” show to Fitzgerald’s Bar, situated under Supersol, by the Nerja town bridge on Saturday 8th May from 7pm together with guest singers and lots of costume changes! The timeless hits of the 50’s and 60’s from Elvis, Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly and more! Tickets €10 and Meal Deals available €5. Telephone 693 700 810 to reserve your ticket now!
Because of restrictions there is limited capacity, all safety measures in place so you can have a safe wonderful night!

Cafetería Nuevo Balú: Coming Events
-Sat., May 15th. Estrella Negra Band 8pm
-Sun., May 16th. Cuatro Santos Band 8pm
Res 951 620 287
Calle Antonio Márquez Muñoz, Nº2 ( el Poligono el Pinillo ) 29620 Torremolinos
FB page

Magnet Man and Band Live at Sunset Lounge Bar: Saturday, May 1st 7pm. Caribbean 3 course meal €19.95
Centro Commercial Torrox Park 29770 FB page

Services Wanted/Offered

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

MS Bespoke Joinery: With many years experience in the Joinery trade, I am able to offer a professional and personalised service to meet your individual requirements.
Wardrobes– if you are looking to maximise your wardrobe space, or modernise your existing Spanish wardrobes, then sliding doors is an ideal solution.
All wardrobes are fitted from floor to ceiling, with doors that slide effortlessly and silently, with soft-close mechanism.
Home Office– if you are working from home, it is important to make your space as comfortable and practical as possible, allowing you to maximise your productivity.
Murphy Beds– if space is at a premium, a wall bed is a really smart way to create a very flexible room – one that converts from a comfortable bedroom, to a work or play area, in less than a minute.
Beds can be installed with cabinets, in a large selection of designs, sizes and finishes.
Kitchens – From ultra-modern, glossy, handle-less cabinets to traditional Shaker style.
A comprehensive range of fully-fitted kitchen cabinets available to suit all budgets, offering style and practicality.
All kitchen-related trades catered for, to ensure a smooth transition from conception to completion.
For more information and a no-obligation quote,
contact Mick at CoExGal@aol.com
or by phone at +44 7575 597060 or +34 696161951
https://www.msbespokejoinery.com/
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English Nurse Care Team:
Personal Home Care and Nurse Support
Trained, Police Checked and Fully insured Home Care Support Team.
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From supported trips to END OF LIFE.
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Tel 951 550 581 or 692 419 548, Competa based.
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Colegio Oficial Enfermeria Malaga Reg. 17425

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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For Sale: 32 inch Panasonic LCD Television 50 Euros
Good Condition Model TX32LMD70A
Primary Connections-Two HDMI, Two Scart, pc
Included also, Prisma DVD/MP3/CD player, Model DV302
Vinuela, Tel. Tony on 634495743

FREE: My grandmother’s vintage Singer sewing machine. My mother had it converted to electric many years ago. Still in full working order and even has the original instruction book and cover. FREE!
Wes, Torrox. Email: wiziz007@icloud.com

For Sale: Guitar amp. Engl Screamer 50 Combo. 50 Watt tubeamp, 3 channels, looks like new, with Engl custom footswitch and flightcase. Made in Germany. €500. Petra, Archez, Mobil 680 955 140

News & Articles

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Sharp decrease in Covid infections and deaths in Andalusia that push the fourth wave down: {Translation} Updated 30/04/2021, 14:06
-The fourth wave continues to decline, pushed this Friday by a sharp drop in the number of infections and deaths compared to last week. According to data provided by the Regional Ministry of Health and Families, Andalusia has had 1,604 cases of Covid-19 on Friday, compared to 2,070 on the same day last week.
-Deaths due to the health crisis have also fallen sharply in the seven-day comparison. Thus, this Friday the community has 13 fatalities but on the same day last week there were almost three times as many, 33.
-Meanwhile, the cumulative incidence (AI), which measures the speed of expansion of the pandemic of coronavirus, has been down for another day. It is now two weeks that the AI has fallen, confirming that the fourth wave has left behind the highest peak on 19 April and is slowly but steadily moving towards a new valley, perhaps the last, according to the Minister of Health and Families, Jesús Aguirre.
-The councillor, who noted the good evolution of the vaccination process with the arrival of more doses, pointed out that immunisation may cause the fourth to be the last wave of the pandemic as such. This does not mean that there will be no contagions, but it is understood that they will be more localised and not generalised as is the case now.
-In any case, Andalusia has recorded 220.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over 14 days. Yesterday it was 225.7, a fall of more than five points. Moreover, it should be noted that this “thermometer” on the evolution of the crisis has already dropped 43 points since its highest point on 19 April.
-The seven-day incidence, which is where changes in the trend are seen before, also continues to fall. However, this Friday’s drop is the least pronounced of the last few days. Thus, it has gone from 95.9 yesterday to 95.5, a drop of only 0.4 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants. This does not mean that the downward trend of the fourth wave will be reversed, only that the fall has slowed for one day.
-The number of people hospitalised on Friday was 1,423. This is 27 fewer than yesterday, which is much further away from the peak of the fourth wave, which stood at 1,593 on 20 April.
-In addition, the community has reduced by five those hospitalised in intensive care after four days of increase. Today there are 346 patients in the ICU compared to 351 yesterday. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-brusco-descenso-contagios-covid-y-muertos-andalucia-empujan-cuarta-hacia-abajo-202104301143_noticia.html

NGOs call on Spanish government for guidelines over vaccination of migrants and other collectives without healthcare cards: Spain’s vaccination campaign is open to everyone living in the country, regardless of their immigration status. But it is still unclear how the regions – which are in charge of their own inoculation processes – are going to reach collectives who are invisible to the system. The homeless, for example, or foreign-born seniors who are legally living with family members resident in Spain but are not eligible for a healthcare card, run the risk of being excluded. That’s according to 40 different NGOs, who jointly denounced the situation on Thursday.
The organizations who have denounced the situation – headed by Amnesty International, among others – are calling on the Health Ministry to set out “binding directives” to guarantee that no one without a healthcare card is left without a vaccine. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-04-30/ngos-call-on-spanish-government-for-guidelines-over-vaccination-of-migrants-and-other-collectives-without-healthcare-cards.html

Spain warns it will only welcome UK tourists back if Britain reciprocates: Spain has warned that it will only welcome British holidaymakers back to its resorts if the UK offers the same deal to its tourists.
Spain is preparing to open its borders to British holidaymakers in June provided they have a digital vaccine certificate or a negative Covid test result. But the tourism ministry told The Telegraph that the UK must “accept the same terms for Spanish travellers who go to the UK”. Full article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/28/spain-warns-will-welcome-uk-tourists-back-britain-reciprocates/

Good news for anyone buying or selling properties in Andalucia: In a bid to help stimulate the economy and to generate taxable income, the Junta de Andalucia has reduced two taxes with immediate effect until the end of 2021. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/29/good-news-for-anyone-buying-or-selling-properties-in-andalucia/

Apple Abusive Business Practices With App Developers Exposed As Brussels Accuses Apple of Breaking EU Competition Laws in its war against Spotify and other apps:
At the centre of the EC’s investigation are two particular restrictions imposed by Apple on developers using the App Store to distribute their products:
-The mandatory use of Apple’s own proprietary in-app purchase (IAP) system for the distribution of paid digital content. Apple charges third party app developers a 30% commission – also known as Apple’s ‘app tax’ – on all subscription fees through IAP for the first year.
-Secondly, Apple’s rules, which prevent developers from telling users about alternative purchasing options outside of their iOS apps.
-“Apple violates EU competition law.” This is how forceful the Community Vice President for Competition, Margarethe Vestager, has stated, adding: “App Stores play a central role in today’s digital economy. Our preliminary investigation is that Apple is with Apple Music, Apple also competes with music streaming providers. By setting strict rules in the app store that put competing music streaming services at a disadvantage, Apple deprives users of cheaper music streaming options and distorts the competition. This is done by charging high commissions on each transaction in the app store for rivals and forbidding them to inform their customers about alternative subscription options. ”
-From now on, Apple may face a fine or an order from the Community Executive that forces it to change the design of its App Store so as not to benefit its Apple Music to the detriment of the competition. Why? Because the EU understands that Apple violates antitrust law by charging high commissions on its App Store and, at the same time, prohibiting application developers from informing their customers about other ways to subscribe to their services.
-Apps that want to use Apple’s App Store, the only official way to reach the world’s 1 billion iPhones, must pay up to a 30% commission and agree to a strict set of rules that, according to Apple, are designed to ensure the quality.
References: https://spainsnews.com/brussels-accuses-apple-of-breaking-eu-competition-laws-in-its-war-against-spotify-and-other-apps/
AND
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/eu-accuses-apple-of-breaking-competition-law-over-app-store-rules-after-spotify-anti-trust-complaint/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

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

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

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

Churches & Worship

Churches- Some churches have not updated their posts since before the Covid restrictions were relaxed. So I have removed these. Please send in updated posts if you’d like your church listed. -Ed.

EVANGELICAL CHURCH: (services in English language)
Each Sunday at 11:00 am we meet for worship at the Christian meeting Hall in Calle Ros Alfe´rez 7. Torre Del Mar. (not far behind the Catholic Church) We are an Evangelical Church, bible believing Christian’s coming together for live worship, prayer, and sharing our faith. All who love Christ are welcome and all who want to know more about the Christian faith are equally welcome. The meetings are friendly, joyful, reverent and orderly. Our one united desire is to glorify God.
My name is Peter and below is my email address.
petcac @ gmail. com (no gaps)

New Life Church:
Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, we would be delighted to welcome you to New Life Church. Our meetings are characterised by uplifting songs, relevant sermons and a modern but reverent service.
During this time of uncertainty, God’s word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. We are a Bible based church community continuing to help people find their way back to God.
Sunday Service 11.00am
Prayer Meetings are on Wednesdays at 11.00am
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja , 29780 Málaga.
Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com
Website: New Life Church ; FB page

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

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

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

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DigameXtra No. 1943 Friday, April 30th, 2021

On April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 By Naythan

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

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Saturday, May 1st is a National Holiday in Spain, Labor Day

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 2nd

The Stolen Gnomes (lite): Sat 8MAY 7pm
Restaurant Kukko
Jim, Mick and Gary will be playing a lively mix of Celtic, Blues, and International Popular songs.
Jim acoustic/guitar vocals, Mick mandolin/electric guitar, Gary bass/ flute/acoustic guitar/vocals. 100 % live.
€5 entry, booking advisable. 646111203
Avda de Los Boliches 4 29640 Fuengirola

Cookery Workshops at Casa Montes Negros:
Casa Montes Negros is looking forward to welcoming you back to the farm as we reopen our doors for our spring cookery workshops.
Casa Montes Negros Cookery Workshops
-Wednesday 12th May
Moroccan Cookery Workshop
With guest chef Tracey Webb we will be taking a culinary tour of Morocco through the delicious recipes we will prepare including tagine. A hands on experience which includes all the ingredients, a folder with all your recipes, and tea break and lunch in beautiful surroundings where you taste all your hard work! Starts at 10.30 and finishes at 15.30.
-Saturday 29th May
Spanish Tapas Cookery Workshop
Explore a exciting range of tapas dishes from all over Spain through a practical workshop on Casa Montes Negros organic farm. Starts at 10.30 and finishes at 15.30. Includes a folder with all your recipes and tea break and lunch in beautiful surroundings where you get to taste all your hard work! Price 35 euros
Send us an email at casamontesnegros AT gmail DOT com (no spaces) or ring us on 0034 655987105 to book your place. Please include your name, mobile number and tell us about any dietary requirements you may have at the time of booking.
The meeting place for the Cookery Workshops is El Cruce restaurant carpark in Trapiche at 10.00am. http://tiny.cc/6advdz From there you will be guided up to the farm. If you prefer not to drive, we offer the option of being taken up to the farm and back to the meeting point for 5 euros per person.
We also accept private bookings for Cookery Workshops and Residential Cookery weekends.
Minimum 4 people for 1 day cookery workshops, contact us for prices. You can also book a workshop in your own place of choice. If you would like a taxi service to pick your group up and return them, contact us for a quote.
Rachael Saunders, FB page
www.casamontesnegros.com
https://casamontesnegros.wordpress.com

Services Wanted/Offered

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

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

Malagalingo: We want to help you to speak Spanish while you enjoy being at home
Online or Onsite
From absolute Beginner to Advance
You can meet new people and speak Spanish in a very relaxed way
We offer group and one to one lessons.
Message us and we will give you more information about all our options, don’t let boredom come to your house!
Facebook
Web: https://malagalingo.com
Email: malagalingo@gmail.com
Tel./Whats: + (34) 650 479 493

Casa Magel B&B: The borders are opening
Freedom is coming.
Casa Magel is open for business and is again offering their very popular special stays.
-2 nights B&B, with 1 night 3 course evening meal including wine at a cost of 130€ for 2 staying in an en- suite bedroom.
-3 nights B&B with 1 night 3 course evening meal including wine, plus tapas and drinks, in a local bar or in house, at a cost of 175€ for 2 staying in an en-suite room.
-Extra nights 50€ per night
-As an extra this year we are offering the chance for guests on the 3 night stay to either paint a ceramic tile or paint a t-shirt. We supply the paints and tiles with instruction or bring a t-shirt and we will show how to paint a personal memento (great for covering a stubborn stain!!). The extra cost will be 25€ for each person. Check out www.mehoward31.wixsite.com/art-el-valle
Our breaks are great for presents or to celebrate a special occasion.
Come to Casa Magel, enjoy comfortable well decorated rooms, wonderful mountain views, good food, and friendly hosts.
We have an outside fully equipped Andalucian kitchen exclusively for guests use, with meals & drinks to purchase or bring your own.
Casa Magel is the right place to come to relax and enjoy the freedom of our lovely countryside, lots of wonderful walks and close to the Camino Del Rey in El Chorro. Or spend a day sightseeing in the beautiful town of Antequera which has the most churches in Spain, 27 in all.
So much to appreciate after being cooped up for so long. We have lots of room for safe distancing, all hygiene measures are taken.
Check out our website www.casamagel.com
Tel: 722879503

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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MOONETTE – Organic Skincare for Mature Skin
We are a Torrox-based company specialising in the creation of formulae which help prevent premature skin ageing.
We are committed to making effective products at affordable prices
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 call us to find out more or to order: Tel 650 044 102. You can also find us on Instagram @moonetteskincare or Google (search Moonette).
Margaret Gosling
margaret@moonette.es
www.moonette.es & Moonette FB Link

Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Handmade coffee table using reclaimed materials inset wooden tiles using 3 shades of grey chalk paint & waxed Measurements W78.50 x D48 xH34cms Price 95€
-Up cycled lamp table. Mosaic top with blue and creme chalk paint and waxed Measurements 52 cm diameter, 46 cm high Price 75€
-Footstool stripped back to natural clear wax with new fabric seat cushion. Measurements 44 x 44 x 44cms Price 55€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale, 2 items:
-Ottoman. Linen/blanket chest or toy box. 96cm wide x 47cm deep x 41cm high €20
-Tens machine battery operated. Used once only. €5
Sheila – Nerja, WhatsApp 637208963

For Sale: Hop in top entry cat litter tray
58,5x39x 39,5 cm, New, never used €15
Saskia. Torrox Costa 627684256
Vincedvvo @ Hotmail dot com

News & Articles

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Andalusia cuts Covid infections one more day and the incidence already drops to 225 points: {Translation}
Updated: 04/29/2021 18:35
-Andalusia continues to reduce the number of cases of covid infection day by day. On Thursday, 1,698 people were infected, almost 200 fewer than on the same day last week, confirming the downward trend of the fourth wave. However, the decline in this peak of the pandemic is slow. There are no sharp drops in the number of positives, but rather a smooth curve in the number of reported cases.
-This can also be seen in the 14-day cumulative incidence, which on Thursday stands at 225.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. It reached 263 points on 19 April and now, ten days later, it has dropped by 38 points. It is a steady and continuous drop, but a slight one.
-The same trend can be seen in this seven-day measure of the strength of the health crisis. In this case, Andalusia now has 95.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, down from 115.5 on 19 April.
-Where there has been a clearer decrease is in the number of deaths. There are 9 this Thursday, bringing the total since the beginning of the Covid pandemic to 9,720. However, this drop – there were 29 yesterday and 22 the day before – does not necessarily represent a change in trend, since a week ago there were also days with fewer than ten deaths a day.
-The number of hospitalised patients, which this Thursday reached 1,450 (17 less than yesterday), continues to fall. In fact, Andalusia has already reduced 143 hospital admissions since the peak of the fourth wave, which occurred on 20 April with 1,593 patients in Andalusian hospitals due to covid.
-Where the ceiling has not yet been reached is in those admitted to the ICU. In fact, on Thursday the community registered 351 patients in intensive care, five more than yesterday. Although there is a rise and a new peak is marked, it is true that the figures reveal a slowdown in the increase of those hospitalised in ICU, so that this week or next week the peak of this variable may already be exceeded and a clear decrease can be seen. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-andalucia-recorta-contagios-covid-mas-y-incidencia-baja-225-puntos-202104291237_noticia.html

Check the 73 towns in Andalucía that have new Covid restrictions for at least a week: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202104/29/check-towns-andalucia-that-20210429130808.html

National Police warn of a new technique used by burglars to know if anyone is at home: In this new method, the criminals place strings of glue between door and the frame. With this simple system, the thieves know if there is movement in the house in question and if its occupants enter and leave normally or, if on the contrary, they have not opened the door for days. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202104/29/national-police-warn-technique-20210429122615.html

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter just failed to lift off: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter was scheduled to embark on its most daring flight yet on Thursday. But it failed to lift off, so NASA plans to try again on Friday.
Ingenuity made history when it flew for the first time on April 19 — a 10-foot hover that marked the first controlled, powered flight ever conducted on another planet. Since then, the 4-pound drone has completed two more flights, venturing farther and flying faster each time. Full article: https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-ingenuity-helicopter-failed-lift-off-ambitious-fourth-flight-2021-4

Football News- Barcelona missed the chance to go top of La Liga as they suffered a surprise home defeat by Granada: The opportunity was there for Barcelona to beat over-matched Granada and move into sole possession of first place in La Liga with just weeks to go in the season. Instead, Ronald Koeman’s team laid a massive egg, shockingly losing at the Camp Nou, 2-1. Granada had two chances in this game and scored both of them, grabbing both goals in the second half to come from behind. Full article: https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/barcelona-vs-granada-score-messi-and-barca-blow-chance-to-go-top-of-la-liga-with-shocking-loss/

Football News- Villarreal 2-1 Arsenal, Nicolas Pepe’s away goal hands the Gunners hope: Arsenal kept alive their hopes of reaching the Europa League final as a Nicolas Pepe penalty gave the 10-man visitors an away goal in defeat at Villarreal. Full article: https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/arsenal/europa-league/result/result-villarreal-2-1-arsenal-pepes-away-goal-hands-the-gunners-hope_445386.html

Lottery- Results of the Primitiva of Thursday, April 29, 2021: The winning combination of lottery of the Primitiva celebrated this Thursday, April 29, 2021, has been made up of the numbers 01, 04, 36, 37, 42 and 43. The complementary number is fifteen, and the refund, the 5.
In the lottery of the Joker the chosen number has been the 5068852, awarded with 1 million euros. Source: https://spainsnews.com/results-of-the-primitiva-of-thursday-april-29-2021/

Lottery- National Lottery: The first prize has gone to 44,620 and is endowed with 30,000 euros to the tenth. It was also recorded in Burgos, Oviedo, Valdepeñas (Jaén), Molina de Segura (Murcia), Reus (Tarragona) and Valencia. In the case of Telde, The Las Terrazas Shopping Center distributed the lot.
The second prize went to number 42,781, endowed with 6,000 euros, and was also dispatched in Barcelona, Sabadell (Barcelona), Girona and Jaca (Huesca).
The refund has been for numbers 0, 1 and 8. Source: https://spainsnews.com/the-national-lottery-leaves-two-prizes-in-the-canary-islands/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

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

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

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

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Useful Links, Info & Numbers

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

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

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

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DigameXtra No. 1942 Thursday, April 29th, 2021

On April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 By Naythan

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

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Saturday, May 1st is a National Holiday in Spain, Labor Day

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 2nd

Ayuntamiento de Torrox Events:
-The Constitution Square of Torrox will be converted from 1 to 3 May into an open public exhibition where both our typical staircase and flower-style altars can be contemplated.
-In addition, there will be performances suitable for the event itself. Under the direction of dancer Alvaro Guarnido, local singers and artists will participate in an inaugural show that will be held on #Saturday May 1 from 17,30 pm.
-On Monday, May 3, to commemorate the Day of the Cross, performances of children’s groups from the local academy of Lidia and Lucia will begin.
During both shows the Almedina Women’s Association will offer TypicalDulces and TipicDulces for their tasting. FB page

Ayuntamiento de Nerja Event: The Villa de Nerja Cultural Center will celebrate the International Dance Day, today, April 29 at 19.00 p.m. with an event where students and students from the Municipal School of Music and Dance will represent pieces of ballet Classic, modern dance, sevillain dances and folk groupings. In addition, Fernando Hurtado’s resident company will perform a sample of their show ” Low Cost “, which will be played by actors Rubén Guerrero and Alejandra Gutierrez. FB page

Services Wanted/Offered

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For a no obligation discussion about your property please get in touch.
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We are based in Rincon de la Victoria.
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
Folding table with drawers each end .Natural top & grey chalk waxed with new bronze handles. Measurements Diameter 80cms Height 76cms
Price 130€ . contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
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Recommendations & Requests

Vaccine: Hi, I am 70 and missed my call to go for vaccine can anyone advise what to do now. The call was one way so could not call back. Tel 674362467.
Email nanc251@yahoo.co.U.K. Thanks for any help.

Vaccine Certificate Reply: You cannot get a vaccine certificate yet, they won’t be produced until around the end of June, and you need a Digital Certificate to get it anyway. You need to use the ClicSalud App, not Salud Responde.
-Nathalie, Competa

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The fourth wave of Covid in Andalusia- with 412 fewer infections than a week ago: {Translated in full} Updated: 28/04/2021 13:28
-Andalusia recorded Wednesday 1 .484 new infections of coronavirus and 29 deaths attributable to Covid -19 data confirm the trend of gradual decline in the fourth wave of the pandemic. These are 412 cases less than those recorded on Wednesday of last week. The ratio of deceased is higher than last week when 20 deaths were added to the Andalusian Covid statistic.
-During the pandemic , 545,554 Andalusians been infected with coronavirus and 9,711 have have died from the pandemic.
-The average rate incidence at 14 days falls to 231 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Granada marks the highest incidence with 406 cases although with a clear downward trend and Malaga is the only province with a rate at medium alert levels (134 cases). The rate drops this Wednesday by almost 19 points in Almería (233), and it also does so significantly, around ten points, in Cádiz (161), Córdoba (193) and Jaén (316). In Seville it does so in a more discreet way – four points less – to reach 258 cases and it only rises significantly in Huelva, which with 251 cases per one hundred thousand inhabitants returns to extreme alert levels.
-Regarding the vaccination plan , 22.2 percent of the target population has been vaccinated with one dose and 10.4 percent of the population over 16 years of age have double-dose immunization. This complete guideline has already been received by 95.1 percent of those over 80 years of age, 8.5 percent in the age group 70 to 79 years, and 5.9 percent of Andalusians between 60 and 69 years.
-Regarding health pressure , Andalusia counts this Wednesday 1,467 Covid patients admitted to its hospitals, -three more patients than on Tuesday- so it has 8 percent of its conventional beds occupied by the pandemic. Of the total, 346 are critical ICU patients -12 more than the day before-, occupying 18 percent beds Intensive Care of the community’s. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-cuarta-covid-sigue-guion-andalucia-412-contagios-menos-hace-semana-202104281212_noticia.html

Covid-19 vaccination drive in Spain- Nearly half of 60-69 age group have received at least one shot:
-A total of 100% of the over-80s have received the first dose and 78% have received the two shots needed for full protection in the case of the Oxford-AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna vaccines. Some 67% of people in the 70-79 age group have also received at least one dose. -In the last week, more than 400,000 doses were administered a day, which has pushed up the number of people aged 60-69 who have been vaccinated. Nearly half of this age group, 47%, has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, a total of 2.5 million people.
-The speed of the campaign is expected to accelerate further with the arrival of new doses. Spain received 188,000 Moderna doses and 103,000 AstraZeneca shots this week, and 1.7 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine are expected to be delivered every week starting in May.
Full article: https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-04-28/covid-19-vaccination-drive-in-spain-nearly-half-of-60-69-age-group-have-received-at-least-one-shot.html

Andalucíans Over 70 Can Call These Numbers To Make An Appointment For The Covid Vaccine: The number of over-70s living in Andlaucía, approximately 160,000 people, can now call their health centre to make an appointment. To make it easier for these people to get their first dose, the Andalucian Health Service (SAS) has set up various phone numbers in each province to request appointments. See all the phone numbers in the full article:
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/28/andalucians-over-70-can-call-these-numbers-to-make-an-appointment-for-the-covid-vaccine/

Attention! FluBot Android Banking Malware Spreads Quickly Across Europe: FluBot, a banking trojan, began its operations late last year, infecting more than 60,000 users in Spain, according to Proactive Defence Against Future Threats (PRODAFT) in March 2021. It’s said to have amassed more than 11 million phone numbers from the devices, representing 25% of the total population in Spain.
Primarily distributed via SMS phishing (aka smishing), the messages masquerade as a delivery service such as FedEx, DHL, and Correos, seemingly notifying users of their package or shipment delivery status along with a link to track the order, which, when clicked, downloads malicious apps that have the encrypted FluBot module embedded within them.
Although Spanish authorities arrested four criminals suspected to be behind the FluBot campaign last month, infections have since picked up, while simultaneously expanding the countries targeted to include Japan, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands in a short period of time.
“FluBot is likely to continue to spread at a fairly rapid rate, moving methodically from country to country via a conscious effort by the threat actors,” Proofpoint researchers said. “As long as there are users willing to trust an unexpected SMS message and follow the threat actors’ provided instructions and prompts, campaigns such as these will be successful.” Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/attention-flubot-android-banking.html

Spain’s Costa del Sol Rattled By Two Earthquakes:
According to information provided by the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the most powerful earthquake occurred at 2:40 p.m. and was felt in Melilla with an intensity of grade III, although it was mild and only lasted for a few seconds. It was also felt further up the coast in the Andalucían towns of Malaga, Nerja, Vélez Málaga and Torre del Mar.
Around two hours later, at 4:45 p.m., another second earthquake occurred in the same area, south of the Alboran Sea, with a magnitude of 3.2 and with the epicenter located 17 kilometers deep, this quake was also felt in Melilla. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/28/spains-costa-del-sol-rattled-by-two-earthquakes/

Lottery- Bonoloto draw for Wednesday, April 28, 2021:
The result of today’s Bonoloto Wednesday, April 28, 2021 it is: 05, 10, 21, 26, 28 and 46, the complementary number being 3. 4 and the refund on 3. Source: https://spainsnews.com/bonoloto-draw-for-wednesday-april-28-2021/

Mars helicopter Ingenuity spots Perseverance rover from the air: NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity managed to snap a photo of the agency’s Perseverance rover from the air on Sunday (April 25), providing an unprecedented view of a robotic explorer on the surface of another world. Full article: https://www.space.com/perserverance-rover-spotted-in-mars-helicopter-photo

Racing News- Canadian Grand Prix CANCELLED for second successive season… and is replaced on F1 calendar by Turkey due to Covid-19 travel restrictions: Formula One bosses have cancelled the Canadian Grand Prix for a second successive season after failing to obtain a quarantine exemption for their travelling contingent on arrival in Montreal. The June 13 date has instead been handed to Istanbul, even though Turkey went into full lockdown on Thursday. Other venues, including Germany and China, are on a reserve list if any more gaps open up.
Full article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-9522549/Canadian-Grand-Prix-cancelled-replaced-Turkish-GP-Covid-19-travel-restrictions.html

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

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

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

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

Pets

Missing Dog: Kuchar has been missing since Thursday when he escaped from our garden in the La Rabita area of Torrox campo. Have you seen him?
Jackie 618401385; John 687675755

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Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

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

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

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DigameXtra No. 1941 Wednesday, April 28th, 2021

On April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 By Naythan

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Announcements

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

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What’s On

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

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 2nd

New Covid Restriction Info Announced:
All these measures come into force this Thursday, April 29. New measures:
-Internal mobility is opened in Andalusia
-Andalusia remains closed for entrances and exits -Hospitality open until 10.30 pm but can have clients until 11.00 pm, as long as the clients can be home by 11 pm. Workers at businesses allowed to remain open until 11 pm, when going home after work, should carry proof of their legit need to travel after curfew.
-Meetings. Where there are no changes is in the meetings. They will continue to be of a maximum of six people in open spaces and homes, and of four in the interior of the hotel industry.
-Andalusia allows trips between provinces from this Thursday and the bars will open until 11:00 pm , shops until 10:30pm
-The curfew in Andalusia is maintained from 11 at night to 6 in the morning.
Sources, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-nuevas-medidas-covid-andalucia-directo-juanma-moreno-anuncia-restricciones-coronavirus-tras-reunion-comite-expertos-202104271833_directo.html#DD
AND
https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-nuevas-medidas-covid-bares-y-comercios-andalucia-abriran-hasta-2300-horas-202104272101_noticia.html

Suncoast Outdoor Activity Club: This Saturdays hike (May 1st) is from Sayalonga to El Morche. This beautiful hike is 10 kms long with some ups and downs.
Meet will be at 9.30 am on the parking lot on the corner of the N-340 and the Rio Güi (Playa del tito Juanjo) FB page

Restaurant/Bar My Daughter Kitty: Mother’s day May 2nd.
2 music acts, Afternoon tea (booking req.) 10am-6pm
Calle primula, Urbanisation Almijara II 29780, Nerja
Overlooking Nerja market FB page

Weekly Crochet/Knitting Group:
Calling All Members and anybody who would like to join us..
We meet every Thursday from 10/10.30 am until 1ish.
in Caleta de Velez at La Fuente.
Do you Crochet? Would you like to learn? Do you fancy having coffee and chatting one morning whilst working?
We are a multilingual group of ladies that are meeting every week in Caleta de Velez on Thursdays.
The group is well over 8 years old and would love new members to come along and join us…Working at your own speed and chatting making friends. And – if you really don’t fancy Crochet but like to Knit, well come along with that instead.
And Don’t Forget – We will teach you either craft if you wish.
Hope to see you there.
Need more information?
Email Polly – madpip at hotmail dot co dot uk

Services Wanted/Offered

Wanted- Swimming Lessons: Hello, I am interested in having swimming lessons from a qualified instructor, some English would be ideal as would a private pool, will travel reasonable distance. but ideally local to Torrox area i realize it will have to be when the COVID situation allows.
Please Tel Karen / Michael on 951 834 439

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-2 matching bedside units Price 90€ ( the pair )
Measurements 44 x 33 x 58cms
-Upcycled rocking chair stripped back to natural chalk paint new fabric seat cushion clear wax Price 85€
-Lovely upcycled bedroom set Measurements
90 x 43 x 78cms 49 x 34 x 61cms Price 160€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale: Two pairs of Custom Made Curtains, Tab Top fully lined, heavy fabric. White/Grey/Brown vertical stripe
1 pair patio door size 198cm long 163 wide
1 pair shorter 126cm long 114cm wide
Sizes are per individual curtain.
Perfect condition, washable at 30 degrees.
50€ or nearest offer. More pics on request.
Located Torrox Campo but can meet.
Lilian 638897797 WA John 628282518 WA
johnmlovell @ gmail.com

For Sale, 3 items:
-light turned wooden headboard (97x80cm width/height)
with a second part, both together for 44€ (originally, the wooden parts came from a bed) non-smoking household without pets
-used, working coffee machine (Ufesa) 10€.
-small oil radiator/heater (Orbegozo) in good condition for 10€.
We live in Campo, about 10 min from Torrox pueblo
Christiane 643832266 whatsApp after 8:00 am

For Sale, 3 items:
-Letter box. White metal; 300mm x 210mm x 65mm. Complete with screws raw-plugs and 2 keys. Unused, original box. 10€
-Outside rustic Wall lights. Both metal with glass inserts. Fitted with ES27 light fittings. Complete with light bulbs.
Good condition. 8€ each
-Exterior Decorative door bell. Made out of cast iron. Easily assembled. Excellent condition. 15€
Buyer collects; Stuart, Caleta De Velez
Mobile; 609592766
email; stuartlincombe@yahoo.co.uk

For Sale: IKea Tylosand modular 3 seat sofa in brown; will sit 4 comfortably. A comfortable, good sized sofa which can easily be made into two 2 seater sofas. The covers can be zipped off the cushions which are removable from the sofa. The back and arm supports are easily removed for easy transport. New covers are available from various sources. Size approximately 240cm wide, 90cm deep and 70cm high. From a non-smoker household. Collection only please. 50€. Nick, Competa ,WhatsApp 644535148,
email: nick.hawksworth@me.com

For Sale: Fab RUNAROUND lightweight ladies bike in excellent condition, comes with side stand, pump, spare inner tube, front and back racks, lights, cycle bell. Great for cruising around, 50€, Nerja, Carol
Email: carol ellul 18 at gmail dot com

For Sale: Gasheating, wall fastening, gas bottle outside,
very good heating, 62 cm X 63 cm X 18 cm.
Very good condition. 75€. Competa.
More pics on request.
Edwin: boegero@gmx.de

Recommendations & Requests

Gate Openers: Can anyone recommend an agent who can supply and fit electric gate openers. Please contact Tony, Alcaucin.
Email: tony dot randall at hotmail dot com

Vaccination certificates via Salud Andalucia app: Is anyone else having a problem using this app to obtain a vaccination certificate? I enter personal information – health card no. ,extranjero card no.(NIE) DOB, mobile no., all of which are accepted by the Salud Respond app. The Salud Andalusian app rejects these data as incorrect. Any ideas/ help would be greatly appreciated. Ron/Competa
Email: ronaldlott @ gmail.com

Is Your Business Fakebook Page Losing You Customers?: While a properly maintained FB page can certainly boost your client base, a poorly maintained FB page can just as certainly drive away potential clients. If you fail to post at least weekly, viewers may consider that evidence your business is not successful, as it appears it has few customers that need to be kept updated on your activities. If you fail to post at least every 2 weeks viewers may think you have closed your business! I see many local businesses who have not posted on FB in months. I see some FB pages where there are no replies to comments posted. This makes it look like you don’t monitor the FB page, and don’t care about the concerns of clients or potential customers.
If you use FB for your business, you really should post something everyday, and keep your page free of clutter, poorly written posts and poor quality images, as these reflect directly onto your reputation.
If you are going to use FB for biz you need to make it part of your weekly routine, otherwise it may cost you more than you gain from it!
-Naythan

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The Government extends the mandatory warranty periods and the possibility of repairing products to increase their useful life: The Council of Ministers has approved this Tuesday to extend the legal guarantee period for products by one year to three and increase the minimum time in which manufacturers must have spare parts once for up to 10 years (now there are five) a product is no longer manufactured, thus guaranteeing the consumer’s right to repair.
Full article, English: https://spainsnews.com/the-government-extends-the-mandatory-warranty-periods-and-the-possibility-of-repairing-products-to-increase-their-useful-life/
If you can read Spanish or use a translator, the original source version is better: https://www.eldiario.es/economia/gobierno-amplia-plazos-obligatorios-garantia-posibilidad-reparar-productos-aumentar-vida-util_1_7873899.html

No evidence of Covid-19 transmissions at 5,000-strong concert one month on: Exactly a month ago, 5,000 people attended a Love of Lesbian gig at Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi—the first large concert in over a year.
-Although spectators were not required to remain seated or socially distanced, they did have to provide proof of a negative antigen test and wear FFP2 masks as part of an experiment conducted by Festivals per la Cultura Segura and Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol.
-A month later, and after tracking the number of Covid-19 cases amongst the 4,592 concert-goers who gave their consent to share this information, the pilot test organizers have determined that the gig was not a superspreader event in results that could have implications for future Covid-time festivals in Barcelona and beyond.
-All in all, only 6 people tested positive within two weeks following the concert—the equivalent of an incidence rate of 131 cases per 100,000 inhabitants when at the same time, Barcelona’s overall rate was 259.5.
Of these 6 cases, medical professionals have been able to establish that 4 were not infected at the March 27 event, while the origin of the other 2 remains unknown. Because of the strict health and safety measures in place during the concert, however, they believe they are unlikely to have gotten the virus there. Full article: https://www.catalannews.com/covid-19/item/no-evidence-of-covid-19-transmissions-at-5000-strong-concert-one-month-on-say-organizers

Fake Gas Inspectors Working the Costa del Sol: Fuengirola Council, councillor for Consumer Affairs, Francisco Jose Martin, has said there had been an increase in the number of scams relating to gas inspectors being carried out against the elderly.
He added, “Different municipalities of the province are warning of an exponential increase in these cases of fraud where, for the most part, the elderly are victims. “It is important to remember that all the inspections of the installation of gas… in the home, are only done if the owner of the house requests them.”
Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/27/fuengirola-warns-of-increase-in-scams-against-elderly/

UK Pensioners In Spain Struggle With A ‘Failing System’ Amid Soaring Health Costs: Sue Wilson, chair of the campaign organisation Bremain in Spain has warned that UK pensioners have been hit with hefty medical fees as they await sign-off on their paperwork, known as an S1 form, which would grant them access to the Spanish national health system.
Ms. Wilson said: “Some people are paying for medical care that perhaps they wouldn’t need to had they got their residencia sorted out sooner. It is not just the cost of the healthcare it’s the drugs as well so you know if you take a lot of medicines then that can get pricey.” Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/26/uk-pensioners-in-spain-struggle-with-a-failing-system-amid-soaring-health-costs/

Lottery- Bonoloto draw for Tuesday, April 27, 2021:
The result of today’s Bonoloto Tuesday, April 27, 2021 it is: 05, 10, 11, 13, 34 and 46, the complementary number being 08 and the refund on 9. Source: https://spainsnews.com/bonoloto-draw-for-tuesday-april-27-2021/

COVID Mobility Restrictions Info Reference

https://www.mapacovid.es/

For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

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

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

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

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

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

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
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DigameXtra No. 1940 Tuesday, April 27th, 2021

On April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 By Naythan

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

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La Casa Hotel & Restaurant: This week at La Casa Hotel and Restaurant in Torrox Pueblo
Our terrace will be open for drinks and food Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 1pm until 6pm
Friday and Saturday evening too this week until 9.30pm
This weeks set menu for just 14.95 will be
To Start Prawns Pil Pil or Greek Salad
Main course of Mushroom Risotto with Truffle oil or Hake with chips and Salad
Desert Apple pie or Vanilla icecream or Tea/Coffee
A la Carte Menu also available
952535471/662039741 to book
LA CASA Hotel & Restaurant
Calle Baja, Plazuela De Barajas 3
Torrox, 29770, Malaga, España

Lee Townsend show: Friday 30APR 3pm
La Fusion, El Peñoncillo Torrox Costa FB Page

Johny Chiu show: Friday 30APR at 2 PM.
Live in Bio Beach Club, El Morche. FB Page

Ventolera Festival: Plaza de Toros, Estepona, will host a number of popular Spanish bands on August 5, 12, 19 and 26.
Tickets may be ordered at www.entradasatualcance.com
Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/26/estepona-dishes-up-four-august-nights-of-indie-rock-and-pop/

Services Wanted/Offered

Starlite organisers looking to fill 400 vacancies for festival’s tenth edition this summer: The Starlite recruitment team will be in Marbella from 4 to 6 May to select people to fill 400 of the more than 1,000 jobs that the famous music festival generates each year.
Applicants who want to apply for a job can do so through the following link: https://empleo.landings.jobandtalent.com/starlitecatalanaoccidente/
Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202104/26/appliations-invited-starlite-jobs-20210426180459.html

Items For Sale / Wanted / Rent

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
-Beautiful blanket box been converted from a pine cupboard. Natural & yute waxed new handles
Measurements 80 x 43 x 65cms Price 95€
Contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

For Sale: TV, Philips. Working perfectly, scart connections only (2). €50. Saskia, Torrox Costa. 627684256
Email: vincedvvo AT hotmail.com

For Sale: Children’s travel bed, foldable, slight signs of wear but no impairment in use. 2 wheels to lock, non-smoking household without animals. 45€
We live in the campo, about 10 min from Torrox pueblo
(+34) 643832266 whatsApp after 13:00 please!
Thank you! Christiane

For Sale, 2 items:
-Scott motor cycle jacket –removeable lining/Harley badges/large/amour inc. 50 euros
-Shark helmet – Evoline 3/full or open face/large/drop down sun visor, 400e new, 75 euros
Email: Dorian.f.hill@gmail.com ; 663726265
Dorian, Vinuela area

Free: 3 seater Sofa available – free! Replacing because a new sofa needed to cope with my back problems. Comfy but needs a cover on it (supplied).
Width 202cm; depth 85cm.
Contact Jenny on 665 463 169 or
Email: jennytorrox at gmail dot com

Recommendations & Requests

Campo Sign: Steve from Algarrobo asked about these augmented reality ‘markers’ on GR 249 Trail Posts. If you download the Gran Senda de Malaga App, you can “read” specific information about the stage you are on the GR 249. It provides information about the stage, the attractions on the stage and the www.gransendademalaga.es web site where you can download the PDF guide to the entire 35 stages. Ron. Algarrobo.
Here’s the link to the Apple App:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/senderismo-realidad-aumentada/id1497739954

News & Articles

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The contagion curve of the fourth wave continues to decline in Andalusia: {Translation}
-The contagion curve of the fourth wave of coronavirus falls slowly in Andalusia, which this Monday counts 1,785 new cases and 7 deaths with data from the last 48 hours. This is 249 cases less than the record last Monday .
-The evolution of infections in recent days sets the trend: on Saturday 1,839 cases were counted in just 24 hours, 2,070 were on Friday for 1,884 on Thursday, 1,899 on Wednesday. Only last Tuesday marked a lower number of infections last week.
-Seville is the province that has added the highest number of infections in the last two days, with 492; Granada registered 331, Cádiz 228, Málaga 199, Jaén 181, Huelva 138, Almería 124 and Córdoba 92 positive for coronavirus.
-This slight decrease in infections influences the incidence rate. At 14 days, it stands at 240 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while at 7 days it is 104, less than half. This data confirms the downward trend of the impact of the fourth wave. However, there are provinces above the extreme alert level. This is the case of Granada, which continues to have the highest incidence in the community with 430 cases per one hundred thousand inhabitants; Jaén, with 337 cases and Seville, whose 14-day rate has been stalled for days at 270 cases per one hundred thousand inhabitants.
-The lowest rate is Malaga that has 138 cases and therefore in medium level alert, followed by Cadiz, with 176 cases, Cordoba, 188; Almería, which registers 239 cases, and Huelva, with 246.
-The also decreases for the sixth consecutive day number of hospitalized Covid patients, which this Monday is 1,426 -Those admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have fallen by four in relation to Sunday’s data to stand at 318.
-Those hospitalized are 106 less than a week ago ; and the patients in ICU, ten less. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-coronavirus-andalucia-curva-contagios-cuarta-sigue-baja-andalucia-202104261148_noticia.html

Andalusia Covid vaccine- 42% of people over 60 years of age already have at least one dose: {Translation, 1st paragraph only}
The Minister of Health and Families, Jesús Aguirre , has assured that over 60 years there are 42 percent of Andalusians with a dose of the vaccine coronavirus ; while in the case of those over 70 years of age, the percentage rises to 70.6 percent; in addition to the fact that “those over 80 years of age have all of us vaccinated.” Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/sevi-vacuna-covid-andalucia-42-por-ciento-personas-mayores-60-anos-tiene-puesta-menos-dosis-202104261445_noticia.html

Junta de Andalucia will this Monday April 26 begin mass screenings in four municipalities in the province of Malaga, namely, Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo, Ronda, and Cuevas del Becerro: This comes after the General Directorate of Public Health and Pharmaceutical Management believed these areas to be susceptible to a specific risk assessment after having detected in them a growing trend of coronavirus infections. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/26/mass-coronavirus-screenings-to-continue-in-malaga-province-this-week/

Gov’t Agencies Hack Computers To Fix Malware WITHOUT Notifying Users!: Emotet, the notorious email-based Windows malware behind several botnet-driven spam campaigns and ransomware attacks, was automatically wiped from infected computers en masse following a European law enforcement operation.
While the motivation, to remove very bad malware, is noble, noone has any business breaking into your computer without permission.
Twice in the past 30 days, once in the US and once in the EU, authorities have done just that. This sets the stage for gov’ts to access your data whenever they deem necessary, with very little oversight. In order to find the malware they must scan the entire contents of your computer. Do you want the gov’t to see everything on your computer? That includes every file, every website visited, every search you have done. Do you have private info or company secrets to protect? Without any legislation or public debate they just went ahead and did as they pleased. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! While malware is bad, it is no excuse for these drastic measures. I suspect we will see some big ticket class action lawsuits as a result, which the taxpayers will end up footing the bill for. The only clear way to stop this is to encrypt your entire hard drive, while not difficult to do, it will slow your computer significantly, as well as also using a paid, well respected VPN for ALL your online activities. Full article with additional commentary by Naythan: https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/emotet-malware-destroys-itself-today.html

1.5 Billion Apple Devices at Risk- Apple Ignores AirDrop Bug That Could Leak Your Personal Info to Anyone Nearby:
Only turn on AirDrop when in use! When finished, disable it!
“As an attacker, it is possible to learn the phone numbers and email addresses of AirDrop users – even as a complete stranger,” said a team of academics from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. “All they require is a Wi-Fi-capable device and physical proximity to a target that initiates the discovery process by opening the sharing pane on an iOS or macOS device.”
-The researchers said they privately notified Apple of the issue as early as May 2019, and once again in October 2020 after developing a solution named “PrivateDrop” to correct the flawed design in AirDrop.
-But given that Apple is yet to indicate its plans to fix the privacy leakage, users of more than 1.5 billion Apple devices are vulnerable to such attacks. “Users can only protect themselves by disabling AirDrop discovery in the system settings and by refraining from opening the sharing menu,” the researchers said. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/apple-airdrop-bug-could-leak-your.html

Coronavirus vaccination campaign among the elderly in Spain is starting to pay off: A medical expert said that proof that vaccines work is that now the majority of the elderly admitted for coronavirus had decided not to be vaccinated.
José Luis Velasco, deputy medical director of the Clínico explained, “Over 80 years old, we only have six patients and they were not vaccinated.” Of the 15 patients in hospital with Covid-19 over the age of 70, 14 had not received the vaccine: “When you discuss it with them, they tell you that they had fears and that is why they had not been vaccinated”. Full article: http://www.surinenglish.com/local/202104/26/coronavirus-vaccination-campaign-among-20210426121208.html

Scotland Reopening: Coronavirus restrictions ease as thousands hit Scotland’s pubs, gyms, shops and cafes. On Monday (April 26), after four months of strict lockdown rules, the country moved from Level 4 to Level 3 of the Scottish Government’s five tiers of restrictions. Full article:
https://www.scotsman.com/health/coronavirus/scotland-reopening-coronavirus-restrictions-ease-as-thousands-hit-scotlands-pubs-gyms-shops-and-cafes-3214404

E.U. Set to Let Vaccinated U.S. Tourists Visit This Summer: American tourists who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to visit the European Union over the summer, the head of the bloc’s executive body said in an interview with The New York Times on Sunday, more than a year after shutting down nonessential travel from most countries to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
“The Americans, as far as I can see, use European Medicines Agency-approved vaccines,” Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said Sunday in an interview with The Times in Brussels. “This will enable free movement and the travel to the European Union. Because one thing is clear: All 27 member states will accept, unconditionally, all those who are vaccinated with vaccines that are approved by E.M.A.,” she added. Full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/world/europe/american-travel-to-europe.html

European Commission launches legal action against AstraZeneca over ‘failure to respect Covid-19 vaccine contract’: Announcing the move on Monday, spokesman Stefan De Keersmaecker said “the Commission has started last Friday legal action against the company AstraZeneca on the basis of breaches of the advance purchase agreement.” He said the reason for the legal action was that “some terms of the contract have not been respected” and that “the company has not been in a position to come up with a reliable strategy to ensure a timely delivery of doses.”
AstraZeneca’s contract with the European Union foresaw an initial 300 million doses for distribution among the 27 member countries, with an option for a further 100 million.
Only 30 million doses were delivered in the first quarter of 2021, and the company says it can only provide 70 million in the second quarter, rather than the 180 million it had promised.
AstraZeneca said in a statement that it “regrets” the commission’s decision to take legal action and it will “strongly defend” itself in court.
Full article: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/european-commission-astrazeneca-legal-action-vaccine-contract-b931767.html

Warning Over New UK Travel Announcement: MPs and travel operators in the UK are reportedly warning the government will spark confusion if their travel green list conflicts with Foreign Office travel advice.
According to the Express newspaper, fears have been raised that holidaymakers could still face trouble if they want to visit a green list country once the UK government announces its list of countries for travel if the Foreign Office separately advises against travel to the destination. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/25/warning-over-new-uk-travel-announcement/

Bill Gates says no to sharing vaccine formulas with global poor to end pandemic: Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men and most powerful philanthropists, was the target of criticism from social justice campaigners on Sunday after arguing that lifting patent protections on COVID-19 vaccine technology and sharing recipes with the world to foster a massive ramp up in manufacturing and distribution – despite a growing international call to do exactly that – is a bad idea. Full article: https://www.salon.com/2021/04/26/bill-gates-says-no-to-sharing-vaccine-formulas-with-global-poor-to-end-pandemic_partner/

Pamplona In Spain Suspends Sanfermines Bull Run For The Second Year In A Row: “To my very despair, I’m forced to officially suspend the festival of San Fermin in 2021,” Mayor Enrique Maya told reporters on Monday, April, 26. He cited the high Covid-19 contagion in the Navarra region and the low vaccination ratio. Full article: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/26/pamplona-in-spain-suspends-sanfermines-bull-run-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/

Surprise in the deep sea- Researchers discover sponge paths on the ocean floor: A team around deep-sea scientist Antje Boetius has now discovered that sponges, long thought to remain stationary anchored to an ocean floor object, or swept along by currents, actually leave trails on the sea floor in the Arctic deep sea. They conclude that the animals might move actively – even if only a few centimetres per year. Full article: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/awih-sit042621.php

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For the latest COVID-19 statistics visit:

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

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

UK Coronavirus:
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