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Cool & Groovy live at Posada La Plaza: Fri, Sep 22, 20:30. Fantastic setting in Canillas de Albaida, if Steven Spielberg designed a set depicting a beautiful Andalucian village square it could not be more idyllic than this!
Covers of David Bowie, Madness (yes with the mad sax), The Beatles, Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel (yes, with all the harmonies), Neil Young, Bob Dylan and much more.
All played on electric Fender guitars, acoustic guitars, banjo, mandolin, harmonica and alto saxophone with 2 part harmonies. Bose PA system.
So to book your table (and a room at La Posada situated right in La Plaza if your are coming from afar) call 952 553 254 or 609 167 127.
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Fiesta de la Quema (Festival of the Burning)- Algarrobo
Thursday 21 to Saturday 24 September
– Among the events planned for the Fiesta de la Quema de Algarrobo, in addition to the proclamation, bandit elections and characterisation contest, there will also be gastronomic competitions and a tapas route, cake and mango tasting, and even a craft market from two centuries ago.
– Algarrobo celebrates its traditional Fiesta de la Quema, the ninth edition of this Provincial Tourist Singularity Fiesta that recreates one of the most important historical events of the municipality, which took place in 1811 during the War of Independence of the Spanish against the French invasion of Napoleon Bonaparte. The villagers put on their best period costumes and the programme and activities of Algarrobo these days is very plural and worth a visit.
– In addition, it is reported that Algarrobo will provide free parking in both Mezquitilla and Algarrobo Costa, as well as free buses and tourist train to go up to the village. See full schedules & info: FB
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Robot Rock Alive’s electrifying Daft Punk tribute show:
Friday 6 October 2023
Sala París 15 (c/La Orotava 25-27, Málaga)
Doors open 9pm, Show starts 10pm
Robot Rock Alive is a live electronic music show that brings back the experience of the French duo Daft Punk’s 2007 Alive show, live, with all its sonic power and also with a spectacular audiovisual display.
Forget everything you’ve heard about it, Robot Rock Alive will make you relive the emblematic show of the robots, premiered at Coachella and which elevated Daft Punk to the Olympus of electronic music.
Don’t miss this unique experience, for the first time in Malaga
Tix & info: https://entradium.com/es/events/robot-rock-alive-daft-punk-s-alive-tribute-show-malaga & Video Link & FB
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Program for 25th Season of the Centro Cultural Villa De Nerja:
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‘Festival Árabe Andalusí’ in Salares: Friday 22 – Sunday 24 Sep
This Axarquia village of 200 inhabitants is transformed for three days into a medieval enclave with parades, fireworks, belly dancing, flamenco, falconry exhibitions, gastronomic tastings, musical performances, guided tours, exhibitions and a craft souk. The cultural and leisure event will take place from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th September. Full schedule, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-festival-arabe-andalusi-de-salares-homenajea-a-las-tres-culturas-que-la-poblaron-con-un-programa-cargado-de-actividades/
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Real Feria de San Miguel Vélez-Málaga 2023:
At Plaza de las Carmelitas
– Tuesday, 26 – 21:00h. Proclamation of the fair + Concert by Las Soles. Free.
At Caseta/Booth Official:
– Thursday, 28 – 23:00h. Concert, Abraham Mateo. Entrance 5€.
– Friday, 29 – 23:00h. Concert, Mary Peláe Official. Entrance 5€.
– Saturday 30 – 23:00h. Concert, Lérica. Free.
– Sunday 1 – 23:00h. Cena del Mayor (Dinner for the Seniors). (21:00h) +
Concert by Sandra Cabrera and Rafa Garcel +Treasury of Couplets. Free.
The tickets for the concerts of Abraham Mateo (Thursday 28) and Mary Peláe (Friday 29th) can be purchased from the Wednesday, 20 Sep on the web at www.malagaentradas.es and starting Thursday at the Tourist offices of Velez-Malaga and Torre del Mar. FB
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The Mayores Senderistas (Older Walkers):
This Friday, Sep 22nd, the Older Walkers, we’re going on a route by Vélez-Málaga. Registration: 952 540 294 – 952 549 449, or online at
https://forms.gle/ntY8fnJQUDGAZkLH9
Departure 9:30am from the Capuchinos Municipal Centre for the Elderly. Essential to be in good physical condition. FB
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A Taste of Competa: Sat, 30 Sep. From 12 noon
At Polideportivo. Food from 19 countries. Six music acts.
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La Ruta del Arte – Frigiliana: 6 – 8 Oct
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SPAIN
Bank of Spain warns that inflation will continue to rise and accelerate in 2024: {Translation, summary}
– Bad news for businesses and citizens. The Bank of Spain warns that inflation will be “persistent” in our country. As the body headed by Pablo Hernández de Cos warns in its latest quarterly report, rising prices will continue to hit the economy in the coming years. In fact, the rise in inflation will accelerate greatly once we are in in 2024.
– Specifically, the institution has revised upwards the average general inflation rate by four tenths of a percentage point for 2023, to 3.6%. This figure is close to forecasts such as those of Funcas, which predict an average rise of 3.9% this year. However, for 2024, the Bank of Spain’s prediction is much more dramatic: it raises the rise in prices by seven tenths of a percentage point to 4.3%, which is more than double the ECB’s ultimate target (2%).
– “For 2024, the upward revision responds, above all, to the rise in energy prices according to futures markets, but also, to a lesser extent, to the effects on inflation of the extension until the end of 2023 of the reduction in VAT on food and the subsidy for public transport,” as these benefits expire, the agency points out. Source, Spanish: https://www.libremercado.com/2023-09-19/alerta-del-banco-de-espana-la-inflacion-seguira-subiendo-y-se-acelerara-en-2024-7050432/
EL CAMINITO DEL REY
El Caminito del Rey gorge walk tickets go on sale today at 9am for winter season until March 2024:
– Wednesday 20 September, nature and adventure lovers in Malaga province and further afield will have an opportunity to start planning their visit to the iconic El Caminito del Rey, as tickets will go on sale for the winter period between 7 November 2023 and 31 March 2024.
– From November, visitors will be able to enjoy this natural site from Tuesday to Sunday, with opening hours from 8am to 5pm, except on public holidays such as Christmas, Semana Blanca, Easter Week and Mondays 26 February and 25 March 2024.
– Ticket prices remain unchanged at 10 euros for general admission and 18 euros for guided tours. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/guadalhorce-valley/caminito-rey-gorge-walk-tickets-sale-tomorrow-20230919171858-nt.html
TORREMOLINOS
The young woman found dead in the street in Torremolinos has been identified as Norwegian: {Translation, summary}
– National Police officers on the Costa del Sol have identified the young woman whose body was found abandoned in a street in Torremolinos with signs of asphyxiation. She is a 21-year-old girl of Norwegian nationality.
– According to sources close to the case, the victim moved to Spain a year ago and lived in Malaga. At the moment, it is not known how her body ended up at the entrance to a housing estate in Playamar. The body was found at around half past one in the morning of 13 September. It was some young people who, on their way home, came across the body on the pavement. What is clear to investigators is that someone had to have moved her body there, as the pavement where it was found is a pedestrian area and the girl could have been dead for 10 hours when the body was found. Full article & photo: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/benalmadena-torremolinos/police-identify-the-young-woman-whose-body-20230919134534-nt.html
SEVILLA
Another sudden death, the medical director of the Hospital de Valme, Sevilla, 48 years old: {Translation}
– The medical director of the Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme, Sevilla, José Antonio Sánchez Román, has died suddenly on the night of this Monday while doing sport close to home. This doctor, who was transplant coordinator at the hospital in Sevilla, conducted his entire career in the health center Southern Area Health Seville, and he was very loved and appreciated by his peers. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/muere-forma-repentina-director-medico-hospital-valme-20230919110442-nts.html
EUROPE
Sardinian Village Offers 3-Months Free Rent to Remote Workers: The population in central Sardinia, Ollolai, is dwindling. According to a report from Euronews, in the last 100 years, it shrank from 2,250 to 1,300 people. In addition to its initiatives to boost population growth in this territory, Sardinia has introduced various measures, including selling houses for €1, among others. In the following two months the village will host remote workers for a period of more than three months, while interested remote work workers must apply online before the end of December (to participate in these offers).
Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/sardinian-village-offers-3-months-free-rent-to-remote-workers/
SPORTS
Football News- In strange twist to the story, Spain’s protesting women players are called up after all, start to arrive at training camp under threat of ban or fine if they refuse!:
– Of the 39 players who signed the protest decree, 20 were called up by team coach Tome on Monday.
– Some of the players have begun reporting for duty with Spain’s women’s national team, with the threat of a fine or a domestic ban looming over them if they don’t.
– Six Madrid-based players arrived at a hotel in the Spanish capital on Tuesday before departing for Valencia, where the rest of the squad are expected to join them to prepare for UEFA Nations League games against Sweden and Switzerland.
– Twenty of the 23 players called up by new Spain head coach Montse Tome on Monday had released a statement on Friday saying they were unwilling to play for the national team until changes were carried out by the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF].
– The players, many of whom helped La Roja win the World Cup last month, said they were surprised by their call-up on Monday after they had made clear their decision not to play for Spain until their demands for change were met.
– However, according to Spanish sports law, athletes are required to answer the call of their national team unless there are circumstances that impede them from playing, such as an injury. Should they refuse the call, the players face sanctions including fines of up to €30,000 ($32,000) and the suspension of their federation licence for two to 15 years.
– The player who received the uninvited kiss that began this whole contravorsey, Jenni Hermoso, has not been called up and on Monday she hit back at Tome’s suggestion that she had been left out to “protect” her after she pressed charges against (now ex-league director) Rubiales for sexual assault. “Protect me from what? And from whom?” Hermoso said in a statement. {pic}
Full article: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38438246/spain-players-arrive-training-camp-amid-ban-fine-threat
TECH
ANOTHER HUGE Data Breach- Microsoft AI Researchers Accidentally Expose 38 Terabytes of Confidential Data:
– Microsoft on Monday said it took steps to correct a glaring security gaffe that led to the exposure of 38 terabytes of private data. It included a disk backup of two former employees’ workstations containing secrets, keys, passwords, and over 30,000 internal Teams messages.
– The development is the latest security blunder at Microsoft and comes nearly two weeks after the company revealed that hackers based in China were able to infiltrate the company’s systems and steal a highly sensitive signing key by compromising an engineer’s corporate account. (A signing key identifies to your system that an app is legit, a handy thing for hackers to use to mark their malware as safe. -Ed.)
– {The new breach contained everything a hacker would need to create endless Windows 10 & 11 hacks. This will likely accellerate the release of Windows 12, due out Fall 2024, to attempt to mitigate the damage by moving everyone to a supposedly safer version of Windows. As MS would prefer all users move to what will be their by far most profitable version of Windows yet, Win 12, the AI infiltrated ultimate snoop system, this so called breach may conveniently provide MS with an excuse to force users to upgrade. Coincidence? -Ed.}
Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/microsoft-ai-researchers-accidentally.html
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Useful Links, Info & Numbers
Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html
Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
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Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
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Emergency Services.: 112
National Police: 091
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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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