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June 2024 Editor’s Holiday: This month DigameXtra will be closed on Monday, 17 June. Content scheduled for this day will appear the following day, in the Tuesday, 18 June issue.
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Phoenix Club:
The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English.
We offer an opportunity to make friends, help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips.
Our handmade greetings cards are for sale weekly with all proceeds to the Red Cross.
We meet every Thursday between 12 and 2 pm at Chines in Caleta, just off the coast road to/from Algarrobo and next door to the Eclipse Restaurant.
***Trips & Events***
All our trips include a drivers gratuity.
June
– 8th – Ronda Romantica, come enjoy the historical re-enactments €24pp
– 28th – Trip to the Alpujarras. Visiting a Jamon Factory and then to the pretty village of Pampaneria. €23 pp includes Jamon tasting @ €2.75 pp
July
– 2nd – Trip to Gib €22 and includes €1 for the driver. Pick up at Lidi Algarrobo Costa at 08.30 – Please note change of date and day
– 13th – Antequera Light Festival, evening trip €20pp
– 19th – Victoria Brewery and shopping/lunch with a visit to the Larios Centre – €22pp does not include lunch
– 30th – Fuengirola Tuesday Market and lunch in the port area, a quick dash around Iceland and home at 5pm €18pp
August
– 15th – Almunecar Fireworks €15 pp. Pick ups Torre del Mar Bus Station, Caleta Aldi, Algarrobo Lidl, BP Garage just off the motorway and Maro.
For further information please contact Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 (Whatsapp) or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk or check out our FB page.
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Rail Festival Zurgena 2024- Almeria: Sat, 24 Aug.
Music festival with some of the best national pop-rock bands plus djs & local artists from all over the province of Almería- Medina Azahara + La Guardia + Los Lagartos + Dj See. Info & tix (€25/€30): https://www.compralaentrada.com/event/rail-festival-zurgena-2024-zurgena-2024
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Alhautor Festival- Alhaurín de la Torre: July 31 to August 3
– Wednesday 31 July – Ángeles, Victor, Gloria and Javier
– Thursday, August 1st – Rodrigo Cuevas and Rezelo
– Friday 2nd August – Iseo & Dodosound and Cosmic Wacho
– Saturday 3rd August – Space Surimi, Sevilla Distorsión, Alcalá Norte and Las Chochonis
Info & tix: https://www.alhautor.com/ & Video clips of previous Alhautro Festival performances, not this year’s acts. Video Link 1 & Video Link 2
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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.
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Call for advice WhatsApp 680739577
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My contact details can be found in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue. Here are “before” and “after” pics from my latest job.
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DoctorLaptop’s Computer Repairs & Sales- Torrox Costa (near the bus station): Computers only, Windows / Linux / Mac. No tablets or phones.
I don’t work on dinosaurs computers made before 2017 unless I have been servicing then annually.
Contact: doctorlaptop AT protonmail DOT com
or call 675 993 069 (no calls before 12noon, missed calls returned asap). More info on my website. All work by appointment only, no drop-ins please. Appointment are available 2pm-8pm, Sunday thru Thursday. Closed Fridays & Saturdays. Always include the make & model number of the device when requesting assistance. My contact details can be found everyday at the bottom of the Sponsor’s Section.
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BluCee Real Estate: We are back from property exhibitions in Toronto and London. We have clients looking to buy properties inland and along the coast.
Our first client from Canada is in Spain at the end of June, and clients from London are here in one week’s time.
Contact us now to find out if your property is what our clients are searching for.
You can pass by our office for a no obligation chat, email or contact us by phone to see how listing with BluCee can benefit you.
Psssst! Don’t forget we will also be going to Birmingham in September for the next A Place in the Sun Live exhibition.
Our office is open:
Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 17:30
Office location is: Calle Timón 11b, Torre del Mar
Tel: 0034 951 553 890
Opposite the Taj Mahal restaurant and a few door along from the notary office.
For an appointment outside of our opening times or for one of us to view your property please contact us info@blucee.com or 0034 711042727
www.blucee.com
We cover the whole coast line and inland.
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For Sale: Sofa. Probably one of the most comfortable sofa range that I can name (excellent for sleeping) Dark Blue ‘Lazy Boy’, 2 seater, leather reclining sofa. Slight crazing on one arm. Perfect working order. The colour is dark midnight blue. Heather, Canillas de Aceituno
Email: heatherandwill@hotmail.com
Tel: 628306371 ; 75 euros ono
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For Sale: Karcher Steam Cleaner. Not used much, with all the accessories, some never been used, manual included. Compact size. 45 euro, buyer collects.
Carole, El Morche; carolemhart@yahoo.com
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For Sale, 3 items:
– IKEA Single Beds. Two “Espevaer” slatted wooden base beds with legs and “Malfors” mattresses which have only hardly been used as guest beds, Sizes are 90 x 200cms. The foam mattresses are 12cms thick and unmarked and in excellent condition, as are the bed bases. The grey Espevaer covers can fit over the wooden bases – as seen on the IKEA website, or as we have used them to cover the mattresses. [https://www.ikea.com/nl/en/p/espevaer-slatted-mattress-base-with-legs-dark-grey-s59208084/]
Also included are four IKEA “Rodtoppa” warm single duvets (7.5tog) – two per bed.
Total IKEA cost per bed and mattress and two duvets was €286, (€572 the pair); our price €160 per bed, mattress and two duvets or €300 for the pair.
– Circular Side Table made from dark wood – like a rose wood, four bowed legs and a lower shelf, inlaid circular floral design on the top. Height is 58cms x 50cms diameter – the lower shelf is 36cms diameter. €20
– Bedside cabinet in pine effect wood, two drawers which “run” perfectly. Surprisingly heavy for its size. Excellent condition no scratches or dents.
55cms high h x 40 wide x 45 deep. €20
More photos are available upon request.
All items are from a smoke and pet-free home and can be collected from Caleta de Velez
Anne, Caleta de Velez +44 7970 841678 or WhatsApp. Email: anneconti1956@outlook.com
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Wanted: Lifebouy. Does anyone have a lifebouy for sale?
Chris, Torrox. WhatsApp +44 7976747927
c.mccormac AT hotmail D0T co.uk
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EU ELECTIONS 2024
Seats by political group- Spain Provisional results:
PP 34.18%
PSOE 30.19%
VOX 9.62%
Ahora Repúblicas (ERC, Bildu, BNG, Ara Més, etc) 4.93%
SUMAR 4.65%
Source: https://results.elections.europa.eu/en/spain/
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Projections of the results, the final exit polls are in:
– With polls now closed for European elections, it’s becoming clear who the winners and losers are across the EU’s 27 Member States.
– Italy’s leader Giorgia Meloni has cemented her role as a key Brussels power broker with an estimated 26-30% of the votes.
– In France, President Emmanuel Macron has performed so badly he’s been pushed to call snap elections; projections suggest the far-right National Rally (RN) party, has secured a whopping 31.5% of the votes – more than twice the number gained by Macron.
– In Germany, the Christian-Democrat CDU and CSU party is projected to get just about 30% of the vote, similar to 29% in 2019, followed by the far-right Alternative for Germany in second place with 16.5%, up from 11% in 2019. The Social-Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz are following with 14%, and the Greens with 12%. Turnout is at 64%.
– In Austria the far-right FPÖ is predicted to top the poll, doubling its number of MEPs to six after gaining 27% of votes.
– In the Netherlands, voting took place on Thursday – and its exit poll suggests Geert Wilders’ PVV party will scoop seven seats – confirming a swing towards eurosceptic right-wing parties predicted by previous polling.
– Those rightward trends are confirmed in Spain, where Vox is expected to increase its representation by two to three MEPs, while newcomers “The Party Is Over”, also identified as far-right populist, will gain their first ever two or three MEPs, exit polls suggest.
– A first estimate of election results produced by the European Parliament suggests the Green and liberal Renew parties each losing around 20 MEPs each, potentially endangering the pro-European majority needed to back top officials and support EU laws. The second projection, produced after all polls closed, shows the Green party taking just 52 MEPs, compared to 72 in March 2024. Image source with full results by country: https://www.reuters.com/graphics/EU-ELECTION/RESULTS/klvynzzawpg/ Full article: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/06/09/eu-election-results-hang-in-the-balance-as-polls-close
ANDALUCÍA
Aemet activates the yellow warning for high winds & waves this Monday on the coast of Malaga and Granada: {Translation}
– The State Meteorological Agency has activated the yellow warning for coastal phenomena in the provinces of Granada and Malaga for this Monday. According to information from the Aemet, consulted by Europa Press, the yellow warning will be activated at 13.00 hours on the coast of Granada and the Axarquia of Malaga. Winds from the west and southwest of 50 to 60 kilometres per hour are expected until 20.00 hours, with waves that could reach three metres.
– At Andalusian level, cloudy skies are forecast on the Atlantic side with generally weak and scattered rainfall during the first half of the day, as well as cloudiness of diurnal evolution in Sierra Morena and eastern interior with showers, which may be locally strong and accompanied by thunderstorms in the mountains and predominantly cloudy skies on the Mediterranean coast.
– Temperatures will remain unchanged or rise, while winds will blow from the west, light inland and moderate on the coast, with strong intervals on the Mediterranean coast. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malaga/aemet-activa-aviso-amarillo-lunes-costa-malaga-20240609173902-nt.html
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Environmentalists who call for an end to hunting now complain that wild boars kill protected birds in Doñana: {Translation, summary}
– Ecologists in Action and SEO/BirdLife, two environmental associations calling for an end to hunting, have denounced that wild boars are endangering two species of birds in Doñana, the common moorhen and the purple heron. In one week alone, wild boars have devoured about a thousand eggs and newly hatched chicks of these birds.
– “The 300 common moorhen nests and 70 purple heron nests on reeds in the Cerrado Garrido pike in Doñana, with around 1,000 chicks and eggs, have been almost entirely devoured by wild boars. Only 10% of the pairs of these species, 30 pairs of black-crowned night herons and 10 pairs of purple herons, have been able to keep their nests in this wetland area close to the ground, among the bulrushes, against predators which, in a couple of weeks, have gained access to them due to the lack of effectiveness of the netting that was supposed to protect the colonies”.
– The nature associations denounce that “the wild boars have also had a negative impact on other protected birds that breed on the ground in large areas of the natural marshland of the National Park. Thus, they have depredated almost all the eggs and chicks of white-faced curlew, black-billed curlew, black-billed gull and stilt, among others”.
– Instead of proposing a reasonable conservation plan for all species, which means resorting to hunting to limit uncontrolled wild boar populations, both associations consider that the blame for everything lies with a mesh installed to try to curb attacks: “It is ineffective, being permeable to opportunistic predators and, therefore, does not protect”. For this reason, they demand that the administrations implement “the necessary measures to ensure the conservation” of Doñana, but not by reducing wild boar populations using scientific criteria, but through “an active management plan for the control, surveillance and maintenance of bird populations”, i.e. by improving the mesh. {Yeah, like some mesh is gonna stop a pack of hungry 250kg jabalíes. They will tear thru it, go over it, go under it, and may well eat it as an appetizer. -Ed.}
Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/ciencia-tecnologia…
AXARQUÍA
The bathing waters on the beaches of Axarquía are at adequate quality levels: {Translation, summary}
– The Regional Ministry has monitored the 355 sampling points in the 276 maritime bathing areas, together with sampling points in nine Andalusian inland bathing areas.
– The bathing waters of Andalusian beaches are within the established quality levels, according to the report drawn up by the Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs during the second half of May 2024.
– An exception is the Colada reservoir in El Viso {pic} where bathing is prohibited due to the presence of cyanobacteria, a potentially toxic threat to health.
– These reports on the health quality of the waters, which indicates their suitability and, where appropriate, provides information on recommendations or bans on bathing, will be issued periodically every fortnight throughout the summer season. These will be available for public consultation on the website of the Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs until the end of the bathing season on 30 September. Here is the link. (https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/organismos/saludyconsumo/areas/entornos-saludables/salud-ambiental/paginas/zonas-bano.html)
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/las-aguas-de-bano-de-las-playas-de-la-axarquia-se-encuentran-en-niveles-de-calidad-adecuados-3/
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA
A false ceiling of the cinemas in the Rincón de la Victoria shopping center collapses: {Translation, summary}
– The events took place on Saturday afternoon. Around midday a part of the false ceiling covering the bar area of the cinema in the Rincón de la Victoria shopping centre collapsed. At the time it was closed to the public, so sources consulted by EFE say that no personal injuries were reported. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/rincon-de-la-victoria/desploma-centro-comercial-Rincon-Victoria_0_1910509199.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Benamargosa allows the filling and refilling of public and private pools this summer: {Translation, summary}
– Benamargosa will allow until 30 September 2024 the partial refilling of public and private swimming pools that have a water recirculation system, in the quantities necessary to replace losses due to evaporation, filter cleaning and to guarantee the sanitary quality of the water.
– The first filling of newly built public and private swimming pools will also be permitted, as well as filling in response to pool refurbishment work or modification of the pool shell, and the start-up of showers in sports facilities and swimming pools where the use of showers is compulsory for their use. This has been announced this Sunday by the Benamargosa Town Hall through a new Bando Municipal, signed by the Mayor of Benamargosa, Salvador Arcas.
– Not allowed: The use of drinking water for the irrigation of gardens, orchards, parks or green areas, both public and private; the washing of streets, pavements, façades or any other surface, both public and private, is prohibited, unless it is done with non-potable water; the washing of cars outside authorised establishments; for ornamental fountains that do not have a closed water circuit, showers and public fountains; and any other non-essential use. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/benamargosa-permite-el-llenado-y-rellenado-de-piscinas-publicas-y-privadas-este-verano/
GRANADA
Granada’s Costa Tropical sees prices rocket to become one of most expensive holiday destinations in Andalucía:
– Renting an apartment for a week this summer on the Granada coast is between seven and 12 per cent more expensive than in 2023. The price range for a holiday on the province’s Costa Tropical varies from 1,500 euros a week for an apartment in the Playa Granada area in Motril or in the Salomar area of Salobrena, to 900 euros a week on Cambriles beach in Castell de Ferro.
– Motril is the most expensive town on the Granada coast and is the seventh most expensive destination in Andalucía behind areas in Marbella including Puerto Banús, and Cádiz, according to the latest report by Tecnitasa, a valuation and consultancy company which has a number of offices in Spain.
– Playa Granada has undergone a significant change in recent years. Renting a 90-metre-square apartment for seven days in summer cost an average of 700 euros four years ago and now stands at 1,500 euros, while Playa de Poniente has now reached 1,350 euros, 850 euros more expensive than in 2020 and 100 above the average price set last summer.
– During the pandemic the Costa Tropical was the cheapest holiday destination in Andalucía. Nowadays the scenario is completely different, although the price increase is reflected in all coastal towns in Spain. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/costa-tropical/motril-one-the-most-expensive-holiday-destinations-20240607080212-nt.html
EUROPE
First Victim Of The EU Elections, Before The Polling Stations Close- Macron dissolves the French National Assembly and calls snap elections after the victory of the far right:
– In elections to the European Parliament, Marine le Pen’s National Rally party won about 32% of the vote – a 10 point increase on the last EU election in 2019. It is also more than double the 15% taken by Mr. Macron’s Renaissance party, according to exit polls.
– Mr. Macron {pic} said he could not “pretend nothing had happened” and admitted the EU election was “no good” for his government. The “rise of nationalists” is a danger to France and to Europe, he said.
– Speaking at the Elysee Palace, Mr. Macron said: “I’ve decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote. “I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly.” There will be two rounds of voting on 30 June and 7 July, he added.
– Ms. Le Pen said her party was “ready to take over power if the French give us their trust in the upcoming national elections”. Full article: https://news.sky.com/story/president-emmanuel-macron-dissolves-french-national-assembly-and-calls-for-snap-election-13150407
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Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo announces resignation:
– Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo announced plans to resign after the defeat of his party, the liberal Open VLD, in the federal elections held June 9. Belgium held a national vote on the 150 legislative seats in the Chamber of Representatives on June 9, the same day as its European parliamentary elections. “Tomorrow I will resign as prime minister,” de Croo said, with 90% of the votes counted.
– The conservative party N-VA led the vote, with a projected win of 24 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. The far-right Vlaams Belang party is projected to win 20. In third place, the liberal Mouvement Reformateur (MR) party is projected to take 19 seats. N-VA’s victory appears to have staved off a takeover by Vlaams Belang, a Flemish nationalist party that aims to break up Belgium into two countries.
– Over the next months, the parties will enter talks to form a governing coalition. Despite the heavy defeat handed to De Croo’s party, he expressed hope for future elections. Full article: https://www.yahoo.com/news/belgian-prime-minister-alexander-croo-214407418.html
SPORTS
Tennis News- Roland-Garros results:
– Iga Swiatek {pic} gets 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jasmine Paolini in the women’s singles final at Roland-Garros on Saturday to win 4th French Open title. Swiatek needed just 68 minutes to dismantle the Italian 12th seed Paolini.
– Carlos Alcaraz has won his first Roland-Garros title and the third Grand Slam trophy of his career with a marathon five-set victory over Alexander Zverev on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The Spanish 21-year-old hit back from two sets to one down to edge an emotionally-draining final 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1 6-2 in four hours and 19 minutes.
– Coco Gauff and Katerina Siniakova are the Roland-Garros women’s doubles champions with a 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over Italian duo Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.
– Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo have completed a historic triumph over Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori for their maiden Roland-Garros doubles title on Saturday. The ninth seeds’ 7-5, 6-3 victory over the Italians made Pavic just the sixth man in the Open era after Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge, Daniel Nestor, and Bob and Mike Bryan to complete the career Grand Slam and win Olympic doubles gold.
Sources: https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/latest-news & https://au.sports.yahoo.com/iga-swiatek-stuns-with-ruthless-act-in-french-open-final-as-rafa-nadal-detail-emerges-032506562.html
TECH
Aid of one thousand euros to the self-employed to buy computers: {Translation, summary}
– The digitalization of companies is one of the great objectives that Spain’s Government set for the European Next Generation funds. Now, after a recent regulatory change at the state level, the more than three million self-employed and small business owners in the country will be able to request public aid of one thousand euros to purchase computers for their businesses.
– The aid will be available to all small business owners and self-employed workers in any professional sector who meet the conditions established in the bases of the call. Thus, the main requirement is to have been registered as self-employed for a minimum of six months. Although other aspects will also be taken into account, such as the size of the company and its financial limits. For their part, all beneficiaries who have purchased this ‘gift’ must pay VAT on the purchased product.
– To order the respective electronic devices, you must register on the website and complete a self-diagnosis test. This questionnaire is carried out so that the administration knows the level of digitalization of the company or self-employed person and advises them according to their needs.
– Through the catalog of digital solutions, beneficiaries will be able to choose various products offered by digitizing agents. After choosing the laptop or computer, you proceed to request help at the Red.es electronic headquarters website by completing all the steps in the form. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/economia/autonomos/ayudas-mil-euros-autonomos-comprar-ordenadores-20240603154434-nt.html
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Backlash Against Microsoft’s New AI Spyware- Microsoft Revamps Controversial AI-Powered “Recall” Feature Amid Privacy Concerns:
– Microsoft on Friday said it will disable its much-criticized artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Recall feature by default and make it an opt-in.
– Recall, currently in preview and coming exclusively to Copilot+ PCs on June 18, 2024, functions as an “explorable visual timeline” by capturing screenshots of what appears on users’ screens every five seconds, which are subsequently analyzed and parsed to surface relevant information.
– But the feature, meant to serve as some sort of an AI-enabled photographic memory, was met with instantaneous backlash from the security and privacy community, which excoriated the company for having not thought through enough and implementing adequate safeguards that could prevent malicious actors from easily gaining a window into a victim’s digital life. The recorded information could include screenshots of documents, emails, or messages containing sensitive details that may have been deleted or shared temporarily using disappearing or self-destructing formats popular on instant messaging platforms.
– WIRED’s Andy Greenberg called Recall an “unrequested, pre-installed spyware built into new Windows computers.” Windows Central reported that Microsoft was “overly secretive” about Windows Recall during development and chose not to test it publicly.
– In an effort to counter the mounting barrage of criticism, Microsoft said users are now in complete control of the entire Recall experience and instituted a new setup process to enable it, giving users a choice to entirely opt out of periodically saving screenshots using Recall. The security changes also require users to enroll for Windows Hello biometric scanning to enable Recall, with proof of user rights necessary in order to view the timeline and perform searches. Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2024/06/microsoft-revamps-controversial-ai.html
TRAVEL
Warning as carry-on rules revised at 6 UK airports:
– Restrictions on carrying liquids over 100ml in hand luggage are being temporarily reintroduced at some regional airports in the UK. The change will apply from 00:01 BST on Sunday 9 June 2024 and will affect passengers at Newcastle, Leeds Bradford, London City, Aberdeen, Southend and Teesside airports.
– All of the airports affected have Next Generation Security Checkpoints (NGSC) in full operation and had scrapped the 100ml liquid rules after introducing the high-tech CT scanners. The Department for Transport said reintroducing restrictions would “enable further improvements to be made to the new checkpoint systems” and was not in response to a specific threat.
– Bristol Airport was scheduled to scrap the 100ml limit on liquids being allowed in carry-on baggage from 14 June. However, that will now be delayed. “There remains a 100ml max rule for each liquid taken in hand luggage,” said a spokesperson for Bristol Airport.
– Most UK airports, including London Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester, still have the restrictions on liquids in place as their new scanners are not yet in place.
– The six smaller airports affected warned passengers to pack liquids into hold luggage wherever possible to avoid delays going through security. Liquids, including aerosols and gels, carried in hand luggage should not exceed 100ml.
Full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clmm97x3yvmo
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2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
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For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
https://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga.html
Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html
Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only, Mercadillo de La Cala del Moral- Rincon de la Victoria.
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Services.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112
Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238
Local/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
Bus Info: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/our-destinations/regional
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Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Malaga Province: New, updated link (Aug, 2023). Info in English with list of English speaking meetings. https://aacostadelsol.com/
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