DigameXtra No. 2671 Thursday, Dec 7th, 2023 – Bridge Holiday Edition

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DigameXtra Holiday Schedule- No Issue These Dates:
Posts scheduled for holidays will be posted in the next issue.
– Dec. 8, Fri., Immaculate Conception (national holiday)
– Dec. 25 & 26, Mon. & Tues., Christmas & St Stephen’s Day
– Jan. 1 & 2, Mon. & Tues., New Years Day & recovery day.
– Jan. 5, Fri., Epiphany (bridge holiday). Epiphany Day, a national holiday, is Jan 6th, Saturday.

NO ISSUE TOMORROW FRIDAY DEC 8th. NEXT ISSUE WILL BE MONDAY, DEC 11th

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The holiday season is returning. So now I must begin the DigameXtra 2023 Holiday Donation Drive. I can only produce DigameXtra with the financial support of my readers. So please now consider the value you have received this passing year and show your support with a donation. This year’s goal is to receive a donation from 3% of subscribers. If just 3 of each 100 subscribers make a donation the goal will be attained! The 3% group finances DigameXtra for the 97% group that don’t donate. Which group will you belong to? Your generosity is greatly appreciated. 

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Music Lovers! Be Sure To Check Out The Rare Music Videos Section, below the humour section. A holiday season bonus.

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What’s On

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Gran Feria Sabor a Málaga (Flavors of Malaga Market): Now open, thru Sunday, 10 Dec. Málaga Park. 11:00 – 21:00
Approximately a hundred producers from all regions of the province of Malaga will gather at this event.
Christmas sweets, sausages, cheeses, liqueurs, early harvest extra virgin olive oils and wines are some of the products that can be purchased during this marathon event in the historic center of Malaga. In addition, as in previous editions, there will be several activities to promote Malaga gastronomy, such as live cooking demonstrations and live music. Info: https://newsletter.malaga.es/events/gran-feria-sabor-a-malaga-2023 & Video Link

 

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Celtic Music Night: Friday 8th December from 8.00pm
Las Esperillas (Ramones) in Canillas de Albaida
Contemporary and traditional songs and tunes from Ireland and Scotland and of course some Shane MacGowan songs.
Guest singers/players/dancers welcome, all in the Celtic spirit.
To book your table call 677 974 410 (Whatsapp) or just come along for a drink. 

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Acoustic Jam Session: At Ziggy’s! Sunday 10th December starting from 2.30pm. Don’t miss it! And if you are a musician, bring your instrument and your creativity! Hosted by Dana & Gianni
Ziggy’s bar (Tel.+34 642519017) is in Puente Don Manuel, opposite the Scirocco bar. 

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Christmas Market by Tail Torrox: Sunday, 10 Dec
Tail Torrox animal charity will be holding their next car boot/ craft fair, at Vivero Garden Paradise, Torrox Costa (next to Lidl, Torrox). This will be the last one before Christmas.
A number of stalls are already confirmed, selling a wide variety of articles, both new and second hand. We are particularly looking for more craft stalls, selling artisan or Christmas articles, available at 8€ / pitch.
Please contact Gillian Russell on +34 711 07 08 36 to reserve and for further details.
There will be mince pies & mulled wine to get you into the Christmas spirit.
Open from 08.00 for stall holders, 09.00 – 14.00 for general public
Please come and support us.

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Gospel Christmas: Sat, 16Dec, 8pm
Rebeca Rods & Black Light Gospel Choir
Teatro Del Carmen, Vélez-Málaga. Adm €16. Video Link

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Buy / Sell / Trade / Rent / Wanted

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

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Great Deals From Upcycling Nerja:
– Solid wooden blanket box Natural wood waxed Beige color Measurements 100 x 40 x 83cms Price 110€
– Beige mirror 62 x 82cms Price 35€
– Wine holder with underneath cupboard Natural wood waxed Beige color Measurements 75 x 24 x 87cms Price 115€
contact Jackie/ nerja 672170429
upcycling nerja at gmail dot com 

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For Sale: Complete coffee service for 12. Schumann porcelain made in Bavaria. Excellent condition and a give away at €50. Hanne, Velez Malaga.
hwittye@yahoo.co.uk 

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For Sale: Brand new septic tank plus pump. Bought €950, selling for €700 ono. Buyer needs to collect from campo between Sayalonga and Corumbela.
Contact : 665164374 / corinakar@hotmail.com
Corina / Sayalonga

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For Sale: Limited Edition Doll, 65cm tall, €25
Pamela, Torrox Park.
pamela.hill@hotmail.co.uk 

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For Sale, 3 items:
– iPad mini4, excellent condition, always kept in case. Original box provided. 128g. 180 euros (flower cover)
– Ipad 6th generation, 32gb. Excellent condition, always kept in case with original box. 190 euros. (Black)
– Dress and jacket, brand new, too big for me. It’s about a size 14. Rather than send it back I thought I would try and sell it. 25 euros only.
Jan, La Herradura 646381332 or
email janetgill_9@hotmail.com.
Buyer collects in La Herradura (or Velez de Benaudalla if easier) 

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For Sale: Quality Man’s Eider winter jacket
Size XL, dark olive brown. Genuine Eider 2LS line. Smart casual/sport style. Below hip length (84 cms). Warm Eider down filling. Detachable hood. Barely used (once or twice). As new. Retail price new €400-500. Price €95. Lyn, I’m located in Canillas de Albaida but can meet locally within reason, including Algarrobo Costa. Contact: Lyn(dot)Harrison(@)insightwind(dot)com or
WhatsApp 672635511 (written message only).

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SOLDFor Sale: New Laptop, €320
New Lenovo Ideapad 1 Gen 7, 14 inch FHD display
Windows 11 Pro v.23H2, 256Gb SSD, 4Gb RAM (soldered, not upgradable)
AMD 3020e processor (1.2GHz base, 2.6 turbo)
2x USB3.2, 1x USB2, HDMI, audio miniplug, card reader.
1.4kg slim design with 10hr battery.
System English, keyboard Spanish.
Setup already done, with Adobe Reader and Google Chrome installed.
Buyer collects. Naythan, Torrox Costa
doctorlaptop@protonmail.com

DoctorLaptop Note: This is what many people have been asking for- a new budget priced laptop. All the people who said they just do the basics, email/websites/Youtube, this is the one for you. This won’t do 8-way Zoom meetings well, but will do simple tasks just fine. Great for travellers, very light but has a long lasting battery. I only have one. I will reply in the order responses are received.

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For Sale, 3 items:
– Electrolux Dryer. Reverse action- 7kg weight load. Perfect working condition. Buyer to collect. 75€
– Panasonic Combo Oven, grill and microwave. Bought and used whilst kitchen was being refitted. Excellent condition. Very economical to use. 65€
– Orbegozo microwave, used for a short time in apartment. Almost brand new. Excellent condition. 40€
Geoff / La Caleta –
Email: gail and geoff at yahoo dot co dot uk
I am happy to contact you by phone once you have expressed an interest.

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Wanted: Watches. Watch collector looking for all types
of watches. Vintage, Swiss made, various makes.
Also watch repair tools. Ernie, Iznate
Phone WhatsApp 616812765 or
Email: ernestiznate@hotmail.co.uk with photos.

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FREE- Used Apple iPad mini A1432, VGC.
This unit is obsolete and does not support current operating system or apps. It has iOS 9.3 installed and cannot be upgraded. Factory reset. 7.9 inch display.
Mechanically ok, battery still holds a charge. Could be repurposed for camera or eBook reader use. Comes with brand new genuine Apple smart case, and a Lightning connector for charge/data.
Ref: https://whatismyphone.net/vendors/apple/ipad-mini-wi-fi-a1432
Naythan, Torrox Costa. For collection.
doctorlaptop@protonmail.com 

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Break-Ins in Jete/Itrabo area?: {Editor}
– I have received a report that 3 thieves (dressed in all black, balaclavas and carrying crow-bars and torches) broke into approximately 18 houses in the Jete/Itrabo area on Friday evening soon after sundown. I have yet to see reports of this in the Granada press, so I have no official confirmation, although I am told the police have been notified.
– In any case, it is suggested that you take this opportunity to review your own security measures, particularly if you live in the campo. I have covered other, confirmed cases, of home invasions in Andalucia in recent issues. This appears to be a growing trend. (My friends in the isolated swamps of Florida, where they breed Dobermans to sell to the army and police, use this effective strategy for home security. You have a reasonably strong fence around your home and yard, sufficient to keep your dogs from escaping, not easy for people to hop over. Have a minimum of three dogs, two large of protective/aggressive breeds like Dobies, Rotties or German Shepherds, and one Beagle or other hyper active yapper. The small dog is the scout, and is always outdoors. The enforcers rotate indoors, one at a time, so the scout always has backup outside, and the family always has an enforcer inside. The scout should not be discouraged from barking at strangers, his job is to alert the enforcers of approaching danger. If you receive uninvited visitors at your gate or fence, the scout raises the alarm, an enforcer is outside to immediately respond to deter any threat, and an enforcer is inside to deter anyone from entering the house. Depending on the situation, you can decide to release the indoor enforcer to assist the other dogs outside. In any case, that should give you time to call the authorities and grab your weapon of choice before a confrontation. -Ed.)
I will update this article if & when more info is available. 

News & Articles

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MALAGA PROVINCE

Seven arrested in Malaga, including two minors, for extorting and robbing dating app users: The perpetrators contacted their potential victims through apps, mainly dating apps. During the first encounter, they threatened them with knives or used violence to make them carry out money transactions to the account of one of the perpetrators, or they stole effects from inside the property or that they were carrying among their belongings. To date, they have been charged with fourteen robberies involving violence and intimidation, perpetrated in the province of Malaga, as indicated by the National Police in a statement. Full article: https://www.diariosur.es/sucesos/siete-detenidos-malaga-extorsionar-robar-app-citas-20231206110603-nt.html

TORROX

Putting the cart before the horse in Torrox- The  power substation situation: {Translation, summary}
– The construction of an electrical substation in Torrox has triggered a heated conflict between residents and municipal authorities. Despite City Hall’s attempts to calm community concerns, residents have expressed “concerns and fears about potential health impacts” from this project.
– Given the complaints filed by neighbors, the Malaga Environmental Prosecutor’s Office will carry out new investigations into the location and the corresponding licenses. “Currently, the Public Prosecutor’s Office is conducting an ongoing investigation, while we continue to uncover more technical aspects that reinforce our doubts. These issues do not only concern health, but also cover technical and environmental aspects,” the platform representative explained.
– Municipal sources confirmed that all the documentation required in relation to the complaint will be provided to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. In addition, they announced an informative meeting scheduled for this month between spokespersons of the municipal corporation, representatives of Endesa and the residents, “although the exact date is pending consensus”. They assured that the neighbours have been given all the documentation requested.
– {You may remember in a previous article, Torrox said they were doing tests to ensure safety, and I expressed doubts Torrox had the equipment or technicians required to do so. Well, I was right! They now admit that they will have to bring in outside help, from the University of Malaga, to do the testing. But wait, it gets worse…now they want to delay the safety testing until AFTER the facility is completed! If it fails safety testing, even more money will be needed to be spent to either remove or repair it. It beggars belief! -Ed.}
– Here is the logic defying statement from Torrox Town Hall. They stated that “a report by the University of Malaga (UMA) will be carried out AFTER the construction and commissioning of the substation to assess its impact on the health of the residents.” Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/Fiscalia-Medo-Ambiente-subestacion-electrica-Torrox_0_1854415450.html 

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Torrox takes to the streets again to say no to the Endesa electrical substation: {Translation}
– The people of Torrox have once again taken to the streets to protest against the decision of the Town Hall to allow Endesa to build an electricity substation next to two schools, a secondary school and a housing estate.
– The demonstration, organised by the Plataforma Ciudadana contra la Subestación en Torrox Park, started with some 300 people from the Convento de Nuestra Señora de Las Nieves and gathered some 500 people in the Plaza de la Constitución. The affected families feel “belittled” by the mayor of Torrox, Óscar Medina, who, according to them, is dedicated to “spreading a campaign of defamation against some members of the Platform, using the municipal radio, without admitting a dialogue between him and the affected families”.
– And they recall that recently, the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of Malaga has admitted for processing the complaint filed by the Citizens’ Platform against the electricity substation that Endesa is building in Torrox Park. The Prosecutor took the decision after receiving a written complaint filed by the group, which points the finger at Endesa and Torrox Town Hall for alleged irregularities in the construction of the electricity substation in this residential and expansion area.
– The renowned lawyer Francisco Alfonso Castro, special guest at the mobilization, agreed to say a few words and stressed that “this fight is fair for two reasons, one is to defend our best heritage, our children and young people who are the future, the other reason is the legality because the whole procedure is invalid, the law has been forced by economic interests …”.
– Spokespersons of the Platform read a manifesto to send a clear message to Mr. Medina: “it is not about fighting against us, it is about fighting with us. We are families, Torrox deserves respect, these children deserve respect.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1456812/torrox-se-echa-de-nuevo-a-la-calle-para-decir-no-a-la-subestacion-electrica-de-endesa/

NERJA

Decapitated mountain goats found in the Maro-Cerro Gordo area: {Translation, summary}
– Amateur photographers have denounced the appearance in recent days of decapitated mountain goats in the Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo nature reserve, located between the provinces of Malaga and Granada, a situation which they claim is not new and which they point to poachers.
– Nerja Town Hall is not aware of any recent discovery of such an animal in this condition, but Ismael Ramírez, a keen nature photographer, told EFE that he himself found a headless mountain goat a few days ago in the area of Cala del Pino, in the municipality of Nerja.
– He claims that another photographer found days after him another wild mammal of this type decapitated in the same enclave and complains that the authorities and the security forces do not solve this problem despite the complaints from the group of these enthusiasts. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/Denuncian-aparicion-cabras-montesas-decapitadas-Maro_0_1852616214.html

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Ecologists in Action denounce fecal discharges in the Maro area in Nerja: {Translation}
– Ecologists in Action have denounced a sewage spill in Maro, in the municipality of Nerja. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Gabinete de Estudios de la Naturaleza de la Axarquía, the complaint has been presented to the Provincial Delegation for the Environment, and the Nerja Town Hall has also been notified.
– Specifically, in the same note they explain that a few days ago this association verified “directly a strong stench of faecal remains in the Barranco del Arco, to the north of the town of Maro”.
– To check the origin of this discharge, they went up the ravine “and found that the source was in a sewage digester tank located in the Nerja campsite, located upstream”, as they have pointed out. They explained that the Barranco del Arco ravine “continues downstream, bordering Maro and flowing into the Cala de Maro, close to the Paraje Natural de Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo”.
– Thus, they have indicated that “it has been confirmed that this is an illegal dumping, which has a component of land pollution and another of marine pollution, both constituting a crime against the environment, which could justify a complaint to the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office of the Provincial Court of Malaga”.
– The purpose of the complaint is that “the campsite is immediately forced to stop this discharge of untreated waste water” and, furthermore, “to build a new chamber or tank to ensure watertightness in accordance with current regulations and, what would be better, to connect the sewerage to the existing one in the area to transport the sewage to the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) of Nerja”. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/Ecologistas-Accion-denuncia-vertidos-fecales-Maro-Nerja_0_1852316932.html 

UK

Bank of England warns mortgage repayments will rise by 39%:
– Monthly mortgage repayments for the typical homeowner for fixed-rate mortgages set between the second quarter of 2023 and the end of 2026 will increase by 39%, or an average of £240 per month, the bank said while outlining household debt vulnerabilities. The BOE warned that “the average debt-servicing burden will increase” as higher mortgage rates continue to flow through to UK households. Full article: https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1035397/bank-of-england-warns-mortgage-repayments-will-rise-by-39-1035397.html

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Date Change- Portugal to Terminate Tax Exemption Benefits for Thousands of Brits: The NHR regime, which enables third-country nationals to obtain residency if they spend more than 183 days in the country throughout the year, was due to end on January 1, 2024. However, due to Portugal’s government collapsing earlier, as policymakers failed to come to terms regarding the next year’s budget, it was decided for the NHR regime to come to an end in December 2024, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/portugal-to-terminate-tax-exemption-benefits-for-thousands-of-brits/

TECH

iPhone users are experiencing a nasty iOS 17 bug, and there is a workaround, though we don’t know why it works:
– It’s not unusual for mobile operating systems to come with bugs, and that’s true for both iOS and Android. But iPhone users have recently noticed that iOS 17 contains a particularly irritating glitch that has the potential to drive you to distraction.
– As documented by multiple users on Reddit, in Apple’s support forums and elsewhere, the iOS App Switcher can appear when you’re typing in an app like Messages, despite not being activated by the user. That means your typing gets interrupted by a screen showing your open apps. While some users can return to the app they were typing in, for others, their iPhones actually launch a different app by themselves.
– Fortunately, there is a workaround that multiple users have said fixed the bug for them. First, open the Settings app on your iPhone, then head to Accessibility. Under the Physical and Motor section, select Touch, then disable the toggle next to Reachability. It’s not known why turning off Reachability fixes the bug. Full article: https://www.techradar.com/phones/ios/iphone-users-are-experiencing-a-nasty-ios-17-bug-but-theres-a-workaround

OTHER

Where and at what price you can sell these valuable two-euro coins – advice from an expert:
– We must be clear about certain aspects beforehand, and locate websites or physical shops carefully in order to obtain what we are looking for. Firstly, according to numismatic experts such as Javier Mercado, CEO of Coleccionistas de Monedas, there are three basic factors to consider if we want to know the real value of our pieces. Clearly, without this information, we will not be able to negotiate prices. These aspects are:
1. Uniqueness: this is usually one of the most crucial factors in determining the value of a coin. If you have a piece with a rarity or error, its price will undoubtedly multiply exponentially.
2. Degree of conservation: together with the previous one, the state of conservation is another fundamental aspect. For example, for any of your two-euro coins to be valuable, they need to be in perfect condition.
3. Price trends: as you know, not all two-euro coins are worth the same. In fact, some are only just joining the list of the most valuable coins. This is the case of the Lithuanian coin of this value minted in 2021, which has already reached a price of 2,000 euros. Acquiring these coins as soon as they are minted can be a very good investment if you want to get your money back and earn a little more after a few years have passed. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/finance/where-and-what-price-you-can-sell-20231205191625-nt.html 

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Churches & Worship

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

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New Life Church: Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, you are very welcome to come and join us at our Sunday gathering. Join us for a time of Holy Spirit led worship and experience the presence of our God. Our teaching is Bible based as we honour God and obey His Word. During this time of uncertainty, God’s Word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. Our service lasts for about 1 hour and 30 mins. With Tea and Coffee afterwards.
– Prayer Meeting: You are also welcome to join our prayer meetings on Wednesday mornings at 11.00am for 1 hour, where we meet for prayer and worship.
– “Carols by Candlelight”: Join us to celebrate Christmas in song with our evening carol service followed by mince pies and mulled wine. Sunday 17th December at 6.30pm.
– Sunday Service 11.00am / Prayer Meetings Wednesdays 11.00am
Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. John 14:6
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja , 29780. Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com ; Website: www.nlcnerja.com

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

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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

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Emergency Services.: 112
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Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
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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. 2670 Tuesday, Dec 5th, 2023

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Chilches celebrates a Zambombá this Wednesday as a preamble to Christmas:
Christmas Zambombá, will be celebrated this December 6th starting at 17.00 hours in the Plaza de la Iglesia de Chilches. At 17.30 hours the afternoon will be opened by the Pastoral Santa María la Mayor de Vélez-Málaga. At 19.30 hours it will be the turn of the Gran Zambombá de los Hermanos Ballesteros. And the Pastoral del Mar will close the performance at 21.00 hours. There will be a tasting of fritters and aniseed, and there will also be a bar with food and drink provided by the Mayordomos de Chilches, who are organising this Zambombá Navideña. 

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‘Vélez GO!’, the III edition of the Manga and Alternative Culture Fair of Vélez-Málaga: At the Paco Aguilar pavilion on Saturday, December 23, 11am-9pm. Admission €4. It is an event that brings together alternative culture, manga & video games. If you want to impress your kids, surprise them with a visit to this event. 

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16 activities make up the Algarrobo Christmas program:
Sat, 2 Dec thru Sat, 6 Jan
– The programme will start on Saturday 2 December at 17:00 with the traditional Encuentro de Pastorales de la Pastoral El Chavea (meeting of shepherds or herders). The event will take place in the Escalerilla Park and will feature performances by four pastoral groups from Algarrobo, Málaga, Nerja and Vélez-Málaga. 

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– Solomon ski blades, black. 90 cm long, comes with ski bag. 50 euros.
– Womens ski boots. size 5 Atomic make with boot bag. Almost new. 35 euros.
– Solomon ski blades, orange. 90 cm long, comes with ski bag. 50 euros.
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ANDALUCÍA

UPDATE- Andalusian students will no longer be able to use their cell phones in classrooms or at recess and the Board gives teachers the authority to take them away: {Translation}
– Andalucian schools can now prohibit their pupils from using mobile phones both in class and at recess, while teachers will have the authority to take it away and keep it in custody until it is returned to the parents.
– This is just a few days after the President of the Regional Government, Juanma Moreno, announced in Parliament his government’s intention to implement this measure.
– Thus, according to the text consulted by 20minutos, the centres, both public and private, will have to “limit” the use of mobile phones during the school day, which includes both the school hours of classes and recreation time and complementary and extracurricular activities, a measure that should be reflected in the regulations of organisation and operation of the different centres.
– The instructions state as an exception that the use of mobile phones is “expressly provided for” at certain times and for “exclusively educational” purposes and with “duly justified” pedagogical criteria. Likewise, mobile phones will not be prohibited for students who require them “in view of their personal circumstances”, which must be registered with the school management by the student’s legal guardians.
– In the event that a student does not comply with the new ban, the Board authorises teachers to remove the mobile phone from the student, a measure that must be carried out in the presence of at least two members of the school. The pupil will have to switch off the phone and it will be kept in the head teacher’s office until it is returned to the pupil’s parents or legal guardian.
– In any case, according to the Regional Ministry, the “corrections” applied to non-compliant students will have an “educational and remedial” focus, and must “guarantee respect for the rights of the rest of the student body”. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5196312/0/los-alumnos-andaluces-ya-no-podran-usar-movil-las-aulas-ni-recreo-junta-da-autoridad-profesores-quitarselo/

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MALAGA PROVINCE

The weather for the long weekend in Malaga- these are the days when it is likely to rain: {Translation, summary}
– The passage of a new front could leave widespread rainfall in the province. Even from this Monday, with a 65% probability, until 18:00, according to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet), that rainfall will return after having been seen at the end of last week.
– It will be this Tuesday when, once again, farmers will be looking to the skies for the expected rains. It could fall again from 12 noon onwards.
– During the first two days of the long weekend (Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7), there will be a chance of rain again. On 6 December, Constitution Day, forecasts indicate that there is a 30 per cent chance of rainfall in the city. The sun is not expected to show through the clouds.
– On Thursday 7th, the chance of precipitation drops to 10% from 12 noon onwards, according to the forecast from the Malaga Meteorological Centre. In this way, instability will continue throughout the week in Malaga. It will not be until Friday when the sun will shine again.
– As for the temperatures, the minimum temperatures are expected to rise gradually, from the 7C degrees expected for the early hours of Monday to Tuesday, to 16C degrees on Thursday. Highs, meanwhile, will rise to 20C in the central hours of that day. On Saturday, the mercury will reach 22C. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/lluvias-Malaga-semana-frio_0_1854114726.html

TORRE DEL MAR

Torre Giant Slide Info / Gran Tobogan de Navidad: {Translation, summary}
– All the Christmas attractions in Torre del Mar will be free again this year with the only exception of the giant slide, which will have a symbolic cost of two euros.
– From the 6th of December to the 7th of January there will be a giant Christmas slide which will be open every day from half past four in the afternoon.
– This is a giant slide will be installed near the Centro Cultural Nuestra Señora del Carmen – Antigua Azucarera. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/torre-del-mar-presenta-una-de-sus-novedades-para-navidad-un-tobogan-gigante-en-la-zona-de-la-azucarera/ 

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VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Valle-Niza celebrates its Fair in honor of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception this weekend: {Translation, summary}
– Valle-Niza celebrates its traditional Fair in honour of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception from Friday 8th to 10th December.
– The Fair will start this Friday, a bank holiday, at 12.00 noon with the opening of the official stand. “As well as all the activities and festivities prepared for the occasion, we will once again be parading alongside the image of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception to show our respects and affection. This will take place on Sunday, starting with the traditional mass in honour of the Virgin at 8.30 am in the Ermita Alta Church, leaving the procession at 9.00 am. It will be a magnificent occasion for all the neighbours to enjoy a few days of celebration and enjoyment shortly before the Christmas holidays,” commented the deputy mayor of Valle-Niza.
– “Before that, on Saturday, there will be a floral offering to the Virgin at 9.00 am. I would like to invite all the residents of the municipality to get to know and enjoy Valle-Niza because we have a very full agenda. There will be children’s parties, musical performances, zumba, and more activities, although with special attention to the procession and also to the horse-drawn carriage competition and the horse-drawn ribbon race”, explained Jesús María Claros, who thanked the stewards for their hard work. Source, Spanish: https://www.velezmalaga.es/index.php?mod=noticias&id=7000

GRANADA

Sierra Nevada opens its ski resort this Tuesday 5 December: The ski resort in the Sierra Nevada reopens tomorrow, Tuesday 5 December, marking the beginning of the 2023/24 winter ski season. The slopes in the area of the Emile Allais chairlift will open to the public, as well as the beginner slopes Borreguiles and El Bosque. The slopes open from this Tuesday will be Beginners 1, 2, 5 and 7, although the ski services expect to continue increasing the number of slopes as weather conditions permit. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/sierra-nevada-opens-its-ski-resort-this-20231204135343-nt.html

EUROPE

Top Ukrainian military officer says war with Russia at a ‘stalemate’:
– Ukraine’s commander in chief, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, said in an interview this week the counteroffensive against Russia is at a stalemate and only a massive technological leap could change the direction of the war between the countries.
– In a comprehensive interview with The Economist, Zaluzhny described the tremendous difficulties Ukraine faces five months into its counteroffensive against Russia.
“Just like in the First World War, we have reached the level of technology that puts us into a stalemate,” he said in the interview published Wednesday.
– “The simple fact is that we see everything the enemy is doing, and they see everything we are doing,” Zaluzhny said. “In order for us to break this deadlock, we need something new — like the gunpowder, which the Chinese invented and which we are still using to kill each other.”
– The general said he does not expect a massive technological breakthrough. In a separate essay in The Economist, Zaluzhny said he expected the solution to come from combining all the technical solutions that exist, rather than by developing one single invention. The Economist reported Zaluzhny urged innovation in drones, electronic warfare, anti-artillery capabilities, demining equipment and the use of robotics.
– Zaluzhny concluded the war was at a stalemate after progress in the counteroffensive fell far short of the goal. Ukraine has advanced 17 kilometers (about 11 miles) in the five months since the war began, according to The Economist. Zaluzhny told the magazine that the army should be able to advance by 30 kilometers (about 19 miles) per day. “If you look at NATO’s textbooks and at the maths which we did, four months should have been enough time for us to have reached Crimea, to have fought in Crimea, to return from Crimea and to have gone back in and out again,” he said. Full article: https://thehill.com/policy/international/4290701-ukrainian-general-war-russia-stalemate/

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Websites You Allow To Set Cookies May Share Your Data With 1000+ Companies, Most You Never Heard Of!: {DigameXtra}
– When you visit websites you are often presented with a cookie permission notification you must click to proceed. You need to know that it is not just the provider of the website that will be using the cookies, tracking the websites you visit and every search you do. Websites “share” this data with their “partners”. In this case “partners” simply means clients they sell your data to. It is a prime source of income for the websites.
– Due to new EU regulations, websites are now including the number of partners they share your data with. As you can see in the image below, Spanish news website La Razon wants permission to share my data with 736 partners! This is a typical number, some are more, others less. Still, it is a huge number of strangers tracking you if you click to accept the cookie notification. The more websites you visit, the more cookies you collect. These cookies will remain until they are manually cleaned out, typically with CCleaner or a similar device system cleaning tool. Some cookies claim they expire in 30 days- in my experience, few honor that claim.
– If you click to see the list of partners, you will see a long list of companies you never heard of and the purposes of the cookies each partner admits to. Some will say “Legitimate Interest”. That is straight up BS. Strangers, who you have never contacted, nor intend to, have absolutely no legit interest in what websites you visit or searches you do. In fact, none of the supposed uses of your data by “partners” are really legit, unless you have contacted them first.
– What you can do when you encounter this cookie permission popup, is NOT click “Accept”, instead click the other button, usually named “Set Up” or “View Partners”. Somewhere on the list of partners you will usually find the “Reject All” button, click that, then click “Save”, and proceed to the website. In cases where there is no option to “Reject All”, you may have to un-check all the partner trackers individually, and then click “Save Choices” to achieve the same “Reject All” effect.
– In some cases, you may receive a warning that if you decline cookies you will not have full website functions, usually it is photos and/or videos that fail to display without cookies. That is coercion, they could show those things without you accepting cookies if they wanted to.

SCAMS

Scammers pretending to be Denzel Washington or Hugh Jackman target women in Malaga:
– Police issued a warning following three cases in Malaga province where the victims sent a total of 75,000 euros to people they believed belonged to the charities of celebrities. They were sent Facebook or Instagram friend requests by scammers who convinced them they were friends of Denzel Washington, Hugh Jackman and Sam Heughan. The victims thought they had struck up a friendship with them, and were asked to pay 75,000 to help the social work of the actors, but were scammed instead.
– The alleged Denzel Washington – or any other of the profiles – redirects the victim to his personal agent and offers various contact options through applications such as Meeting, Meeting plus or Private Meeting, according to investigators. The Private Meeting option is accessed by paying 3,600 euros and allows personal contact with the actor. However, once the sum has been paid, the meeting is postponed with various excuses such as the recording of a new film or that the actor is going through a relationship break-up. Once convinced there is no more money to be taken, the scammer quits replying. {I have seen other cases where the scammers use AI deep-fake tools to create a short “personal video” they send, with some excuse why a live chat is not possible at the moment, rather than provide the promised, live video chat that the victim paid for. They send videos where the celebrity appears to be speaking directly to the victim, like the personalised videos celebs sell on websites like Cameo , mentioning the victim by name and referring to info the victim previously provided. -Ed.} Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/denzel-washington-hugh-jackman-impersonating-scam-women-20231204101319-nt.html

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Rare Guitar Video- Sharon Isbin at 18yrs old plays Mallorca by Isaac Albéniz in 1975:
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Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot 

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

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

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

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DigameXtra No. 2669 Monday, Dec 4th, 2023

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***December 4th is the Day of the Andalusian Flag***
It will not be a public holiday nor replace Andalucía Day on 28 February, but Junta president Juanma Moreno last year said the date is an important one for the region and is now commemorated on this day. He also said at that time that 4 December had been chosen because it was “an important date for our region” as “thousands of people called for full autonomy for Andalucía” on that date in 1977. Ref: Info Source

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Phoenix Club: The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English. It is registered social club with the Ayuntamiento in Velez Malaga, is a non political and secular organisation & during these very difficult financial times, we try to keep costs down to a minimum.
We offer an opportunity to make lasting friendships, to help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips. Do come along and meet us.
We meet every Tuesday between 12 and 2 pm at Restaurant and Bar La Vega in Torre del Mar. The bar is just behind the Repsol Garage on the way out of Torre towards Benajarafe
***Trips***
January 2024
– 4th – Trip to Gib €18 and includes €1 for the driver.
– 12th – Trip to the Sierra Nevadas – let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
– 27th – Fuengirola Saturday Market €18pp
February
– 2nd – Trip to Gib €18 and includes €1 for the driver.
– 23rd – Marbella Old Town
March
– 1st Trip to Gib €18 and includes €1 for the driver.
– 22nd – IKEA & Guzmans Garden Centre
– April 2024 – 5 day trip to Madrid including 2 day trips. For more information contact Gail.
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U3A Lectures Series:
– January 2024 U3A lectures series at 11am with Norma will take place in Media Caña on Peñoncillo Beach on Wed. Jan. 17. Title: New York City and more: A Retrospective of Centuries Past: Join us for an informative morning with friends during a presentation taking you back to when life was different. Plus, some surprises including the construction of the Statue of Liberty and others. In addition, please contact me or send me your email so I can update you personally in the future, if desired: norma2kk@aol.com
– U3A History Lecture on Jan. 22, 2024 at 11am. History is facilitated by Sue Harisson. In January, Norma will be offering a Power Point Presentation on the Tragic History of the Island of Malaga. Yes, there is a Malaga Island but NOT in Spain. Watch this space for more information forth coming!
– Great News: Coming in January 2024: The U3A Discussion Group will start again on Friday, January 12th, at Mena Golf Cafe on Laguna Beach at 11am. Contact gersil197@yahoo.com for more info.
For general U3A related matters contact norma2kk@aol.com

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Blues Concert- Richard Ray Farrell: Sat, Dec. 9 at 8pm
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center, C/ Granada 45, Nerja
Info, map & tix: https://www.mientrada.net/evento/richard-ray-farrell-nerja/ & Video Link 

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Great Deals From Upcycling Nerja:
– Dahou folding bike immaculate condition used once comes with instructions cd disk key for padlock touch up paint cost over 700€ looking for 350€ great Xmas present.
– Bookcase Natural & beige Measurements 91 x 28 x 183cms Price 145€
– Castillan style chest of drawers natural wood waxed with beige color measurements 100 x 40 x 83cms price 145€
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For Sale, 2 items:
– Storage box must go before thursday  €10
– Mans leather waistcoat brand new xxl €20
Buyer collects. Mary / Molly 605817975. Torrox Costa 

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For Sale: Samsung 55” QLED 4K UHD TV, €350
Model QN55Q80T 2020. At that time, this was the top level screen technology in Samsung 4K UHD TVs. TV is set up with all the UK streaming apps such as BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Ch4, CH5 etc. It cost €1600 in 2020 and an equivalent current Samsung model is €899. Can be seen working. Original box available.
David/La Herradura. E-mail: laskeys@gmail.com
(Editor’s Note: Some UK programming is geo-restricted and may be unavailable in Spain. This post is not offering a device to access illegal content. Ref: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/watching-outside-the-uk/reside-outside-uk) 

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For Sale, 2 items: 2 electronic paraffin heaters. 125€ each
One is Zibro brand, the other Qlima brand.
Excellent condition, showing on internet for around 300€.
Used for 1 winter only. Excellent form of heating. Odourless paraffin.
They can be manually operated or set by the timer method.
Very safe if knocked, they turn off automatically.
Jeanette / La Vinuela. 677355679 

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For Sale: New High-End ACER Business Grade Laptop
Acer Travelmate P215-52, brand new and fully upgraded mid-2021 model.
Processor: Intel i3 10110U processor. Factory modified to 2.59GHz base, 4.10GHz turbo!
12Gb RAM: 8Gb top of the line Crucial brand + 4Gb Hynix
Two Hard Drives:
– 256Gb NVMe SSD system drive
– 500Gb SSD, MX500- top of the line Crucial brand
System: Windows 11 Pro. UK system, Spanish keyboard
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Card reader. Weight 1.8kg
Business grade model with dual mounted hinges.
Only €700 cash. (Over €900 on amazon.es). 1 year Acer warranty when registered online after purchase.
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com
Naythan, Torrox Costa. Buyer collects.

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ANDALUCÍA

Junta President Moreno: “I believe that Mr. Sánchez is out of his mind…Sánchez, 46 years later, is once again taking Andalusia to a territorial inequality”: {Translation}
– The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno Bonilla, has regretted that, “46 years later”, the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, with “his pacts with Puigdemont”, “has once again led us Andalusians to a territorial grievance and, therefore, to the rupture of a fundamental principle, which is equality between Spaniards”.
– This is what Moreno said in statements to the media before the start of the demonstration called this Sunday, on the eve of the commemoration of 4D, by the Economy and Society Forum under the slogan ‘I defend Andalusia’, where the Andalusian president has stressed that “46 years ago the Andalusians asked for something that was very sensible, that the Spanish had the same rights and the same obligations”, but “when we thought that this stage had been overcome, Sánchez puts it back on the table,” he added.
– Moreno also stressed that “what is happening in our country not only aggravates the situation of institutional quality in Spain, not only breaks the division of powers, not only violates rights that are fundamental to our democracy, but is also generating in a very decisive way a difference and inequality between territories and, therefore, between Spaniards”. For this reason, he continued, “from Andalusia and myself as president, I will always defend the equality of Spaniards and, of course, the equality of Andalusians with any other citizen of our country”. “Whether Mr Sánchez likes it or not, we are going to be on the streets defending something that we believe in, something that is important for the future and present of our country and something that is the essence of our democratic system, such as the principle of equality between Spaniards”, he added.
– When asked by the media about the secrecy of the negotiations with Junts, Moreno described it as “nonsense”, and said that “what is being negotiated between a political force, certainly a Catalan minority, and the Socialist Party, are decisions that are going to bind Spaniards, and this is being done without anyone, absolutely no one, knowing what is being negotiated”, he said.
– In short, “I believe that Mr Sánchez is out of his mind, at a point of cessationism that leads him to make decisions that have nothing to do with a consolidated democracy, a democracy such as the Spanish one. And I believe that what we must demand is to know and know in detail what is being negotiated”, the president of the Junta concluded. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1455274/moreno-sanchez-46-anos-despues-lleva-de-nuevo-a-andalucia-a-un-agravio-territorial/

AXARQUÍA

The Axarquia wineries Bentomiz and Dimobe, among the winners of the prizes for the best wines awarded by the Provincial Council: {Translation, summary}
– The award for the best white wine with Designation of Origin ‘Sierras de Málaga’ went to ‘Ariyanas seco sobre lías finas 2022’, from Bodegas Bentomiz, based in Sayalonga. {pic}
– The award for the best sweet white wine ‘Tranquilo’ with Designation of Origin ‘Málaga’ went to ‘Ariyanas terruño pizarroso 2021’, from Bodegas Bentomiz.
– The prize for the best liqueur wine with Denomination of Origin ‘Málaga’ went to ‘Rujaq Andalusí Trasañejo, from Dimobe-A. Muñoz Cabrera based in Moclinejo.
– In addition, the wine ‘Botani Garnacha 2022’, from Jorge Ordóñez Málaga, has been chosen as the best red wine with Designation of Origin ‘Sierras de Málaga’ with an ageing period in oak barrels of up to six months.
– The award for the best red wine with Designation of Origin ‘Sierras de Málaga’ with a period of ageing in oak barrels of more than six months went to ‘Cabernet sauvignon Los Frutales’, from Sesca 2016-Bodega Los Frutales. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/las-bodegas… 

MALAGA PROVINCE

November 2023 was one of the 4 driest in Malaga province since 1942 , third November in a row with less than 10% of the average: {DigameXtra}
– Last month was just the fourth November since records began in 1942 which did not register any rain at Malaga Airport. This only happened three other years since 1942: in 1948, 1950 and 1981. To be accurate, on Thursday, 30 November, 2023, some rain did occur, but only registered at high altitudes in Malaga province.
– November is historically the second wettest month of the year with an average of 100mm per square metre. However, Malaga only received 5.6mm in November of 2021 and 9.4mm of 2022. Ref: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/last-month-one-the-driest-novembers-history-20231201154502-nt.html

COMARES

A small earthquake of 3.3 magnitude was recorded this Sunday in Comares: {Translation, summary}
– The earthquake occurred at 7:29 a.m. northwest of the municipal area at a depth of 48 kilometers.
– The data report that the earthquake occurred at 48 kilometers deep, and despite its small magnitude and brevity, it has been able to be perceived in the area. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/registrado-este-domingo-un-pequeno-terremoto-de-33-grados-de-magnitud-en-comares/ 

SALOBREÑA

An area of sugarcane fields near the beach in Salobreña burns: {Translation, summary}
– Motril firefighters have been working since Friday afternoon to extinguish a fire in an area of reed beds near the Punta del Río beach in Salobreña, next to the Guadalfeo river, which is the border between this municipality and Motril. The area is located in the middle of the Vega de Salobreña and is very exposed to the weather and, therefore, to the storm that has left strong gusts of wind in the province.
– The effects of the winds have complicated the work to extinguish the fire, which is why the flames continued to spread after midnight on Friday and into Saturday. As of this writing on Saturday afternoon, the fire continues. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/incendio-zona-canaveral-proxima-playa-salobrena/ 

GRANADA

Scammers use fake voice clip to con woman into handing over jewellery, believing daughter was in prison in Granada:
– The scammers pretended to be police officers to trick the victim into giving them thousands of euros’ worth of diamond rings and a Rolex watch as bail so her daughter could avoid prison. A man, who pretended to be a police officer, said that her daughter Sabrina had been arrested for running a red light and hitting a pregnant woman. Pepi appeared to hear Sabrina’s voice on the other end of the phone, who said: “I killed her, I killed her. I killed a woman, I’m going to jail.”
– “I heard my daughter, it was her voice, I was convinced it was her. I would have given them everything they had asked for.” She explained to the fake police officer that she had no money, to which she was then asked if she had any jewellery that could be used instead.
– Despite being robbed of her jewellery two years ago by crooks who posed as workers from an electricity company, she still had three diamond rings and a Rolex worth 12,000 euros given to her by her late husband.
– The caller claimed he knew about the previous theft and told Pepi that he was going to send the secretary of the Public Prosecutor’s Office to pick up the envelope with the jewellery. Shortly afterwards, a slim woman with long black hair and “South American features” appeared at her door. Pepi asked her about her daughter, but the woman was tight-lipped about any details. The woman then left with the envelope.
– Pepi then phoned Sabrina and asked her how she was doing: “Fine, fine, what’s wrong?” her daughter replied, who was calmly at work in Malaga city. “I’ve been robbed again!” Pepi reacted once she realised she had been scammed. Full article & photo credit: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/woman-conned-into-handing-over-jewellery-after-20231201170406-nt.html 

MURCIA

The Murcian yoga sect that went crazy with mercury: {Translation, summary}
– The good vibes at the Mahasandhi yoga centre have vanished since the police broke down the door a fortnight ago and all the calm that came from Varanasi evaporated like patchouli. Until a few days ago, 50 year old José Manuel Cánovas, a lama born in Murcia, who is now under arrest on five charges including conspiracy and drug trafficking, walked around this 100,000 square metre estate wearing a robe. The gurus who have remained in charge of the centre do not like to see journalists outside their door.
– For 15 years, Cánovas ran a meditation centre that attracted people from all over the world, mainly from Spain, who came to meditate, sing in groups or participate in collective ceremonies in honour of Shiva or Ganesh. It is nestled in the spectacular desert of Abanilla, an apocalyptic landscape of hills and mountainous folds between Murcia and Elche.
– In the three searches, 90,000 euros, 180 kilos of mercury and cinnabar, 17 kilos of marijuana, a pistol, several machetes, test tubes, stills for alchemy, manuals for handling dangerous substances and religious and esoteric material were found.
– For the police, these crimes were committed: drug trafficking (for the 17 kilos of marijuana found), crime against public health in the form of manufacture, supply and marketing of products and medicines and professional intrusion (for the homeopathic creams and products that did not have a health registration), illicit association and crime against the environment.
– According to Daniel Torregrosa, chemist and author of the book Del mito al laboratorio, “mercury has been associated with immortality since ancient times, but its consumption or inhalation destroys the digestive system in a short time and affects the central neurological system- English hatters used it to work the leather and ended up going mad.”
– “This mercury was used to form golf balls that we used during the ceremonies and passed to the person next to us to absorb the energy”, admits Nieves, the ex-member of the sect.
Source, Spanish & photo credit: https://elpais.com/espana/2023-12-03/la-secta-murciana-que-enloquecio-con-el-mercurio.html 

CLIMATE CHANGE

UN climate change summit (COP28) president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels:
– The president of Cop28, Sultan Al Jaber, has claimed there is “no science” indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal.
– Al Jaber also said a phase-out of fossil fuels would not allow sustainable development “unless you want to take the world back into caves”.
– The comments were “incredibly concerning” and “verging on climate denial”, scientists said, and they were at odds with the position of the UN secretary general, António Guterres.
– Al Jaber made the comments in ill-tempered responses to questions from Mary Robinson, the chair of the Elders group and a former UN special envoy for climate change, during a live online event on 21 November. As well as running Cop28 in Dubai, Al Jaber is also the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company, Adnoc, which many observers see as a serious conflict of interest.
– Al Jaber said: “I accepted to come to this meeting to have a sober and mature conversation. I’m not in any way signing up to any discussion that is alarmist. There is no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says that the phase-out of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5C.” Al Jaber then said: “Please help me, show me the roadmap for a phase-out of fossil fuel that will allow for sustainable socioeconomic development, unless you want to take the world back into caves.” “I don’t think [you] will be able to help solve the climate problem by pointing fingers or contributing to the polarisation and the divide that is already happening in the world. Show me the solutions. Stop the pointing of fingers. Stop it,” Al Jaber said.
– More than 100 African, European, Pacific and Caribbean countries back a phase-out of unabated fossil fuels. The US, the world’s biggest oil and gas producer, also backs a phase-out. Others, such as Russia, Saudi Arabia and China, reject the call. Both options are on the table at Cop28, as well as proposals to only mention coal, or to not say anything at all about fossil fuels. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels

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EU Chief Demands ‘Trillions’ for Green Agenda at U.N. Climate Summit:
– EU Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen is demanding new taxes and other schemes to take green agenda investment into the “trillions”.
– “More is needed,” the German politician urged, proclaiming: “We have to move from billions to trillions.” The EU leader admitted that to accomplish such a goal, Brussels will need to “find new sources of revenue”. To do so, von der Leyen said that she “fully supports” the plan proposed by Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron to impose a global green tax targeting financial transactions to “raise more money for climate action.”
– The climate summit also saw leaders of 130 countries commit to including cutting emissions from farming as a key pillar of their respective green agendas, despite food prices soaring globally as a result of rising energy costs. While the pledge does not mandate any specific taxes on food production, the declaration will likely see more disputes with farmers, who have waged large-scale protest movements in countries like the Netherlands over environmentalist schemes to shut down their businesses. Full article: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/12/02/cop28-craziness-eu-chief-demands-trillions-for-green-agenda-at-un-climate-summit/

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2022 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, John Clauser, in speech leading up to the UN COP28 climate summit: “There is no climate crisis… the planet is not in danger”: {Translation, summary}
– Dr. John Clauser, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, has made a powerful statement at a climate conference in Baltimore, USA. His presentation began with a shocking announcement: “Good news! There is no climate crisis… As much as it may upset many people, my message is that the planet is not in danger”.
– These statements take on a crucial dimension in the context of the 28th UN climate change summit (COP28) in Dubai, which runs from 30 November to 12 December. Despite UN calls for urgent action, Clauser questions the conventional narrative on the climate crisis. He explains his man-made climate change denial in this video where he demonstrates that natural clouds have 200 times the more effect on climate than either man-made carbon dioxide or methane, yet cloud influence is ignored in almost all climate studies. According to him, we don’t need less CO2 and methane, we are at the mercy of the much more powerful, ever-changing cloud patterns. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/internacional/… & Video Link

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Now AI can take your dead loved one’s social media posts and turn them into a hologram you can chat with in the kitchen. A comfort or the creepiest idea you’ve ever heard?:
– Dubbed ‘grief tech’ or ‘digital necromancy’, a growing number of startups are offering services that promise to keep the memories of lost loved ones alive for ever.
– The range of grief technology ranges from simple chatbots to sophisticated avatars that imitate the appearance and sound of the deceased.
– These are based on pre-recorded videos, social media posts and photos you provide of the subject. You can then ask questions of them, with an AI interface seamlessly and instantly providing the appropriate response depending on what has been asked (as created from the samples it was provided).
– Some use a video screen for visual display, while others using the same technology provide talking, moving holograms. Such is the speed of change powered by the AI revolution that what was once the stuff of science fiction has now become reality. Full article: https://mailonline.pressreader.com/article/282308209868316

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Rare Guitar Video- Paco Pena, born 1 June 1942 (age 81), Córdoba, performs at a recital in Spain. Video Link

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Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
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Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot 

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
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 News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
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DigameXtra No. 2668 WEEKEND EDITION Friday, Dec 1st, 2023

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– Dec. 6, Wed., Spanish Constitution Day (national holiday)
– Dec. 8, Fri., Immaculate Conception (national holiday)
– Dec. 25 & 26, Mon. & Tues., Christmas & St Stephen’s Day
– Jan. 1 & 2, Mon. & Tues., New Years Day & recovery day.
– Jan. 5, Fri., Epiphany (bridge holiday). Epiphany Day, a national holiday, is Jan 6th, Saturday.

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Music Lovers! Be Sure To Check Out The Rare Music Videos Section, below the humour section. A holiday season bonus.

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DigameXtra Welcomes A New Sponsor
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Dukes Bar- Torrox Costa:
Now Available from the 1st December!
Indulgent Cheese Fondue
Cheeky Chocolate Fondue
Minimum of 2 People, Bookings Required!
Dukes Bar, BLQ 79, Torrox Costa. BLQ 79 is behind the bus station. 
info@dukes.es / www.dukes.es 

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41 Club Nerja Going From Strength to Strength:
41 Club Nerja is delighted to report that this year we’re on track for up to six new members and four members have rejoined after that COVID pandemic thing, which interrupted all our lives so much! 41 Club Nerja is really going from strength to strength!
We continue to enjoy a wide variety of fabulous activities and interesting meetings, which are attended by our members (who hail from nine different countries) as well as friends and family too.
Our doors are open for more new members! So if you have connections to Round Table or 41 Club, love getting out and about in our beautiful Axarquia area and also like the idea of being with people who enjoy life and helping the local community too, then please come along and see how we do it!
To get in touch you can
Email us: steve.ryan.sr56@gmail.com, or phone Steve on
0044 7546 402770
or you can connect with 41 Club Nerja via Facebook or our website
41clubnerja.org
We’d love to hear from you.

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New Life Church evening carol service: Join us to celebrate Christmas in song with our evening carol service “Carols by Candlelight”
Followed by mince pies and mulled wine. (tea & coffee available)
Sunday 17th December at 6.30pm.
(We will still be having our normal Sunday Service at 11.00am)
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja, 29780. Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com ; Website: www.nlcnerja.com

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II Christmas Zambombá del Rico y la Piedad on December 2: Plaza del Carmen in Vélez-Málaga
– The event starts from 13:30, with migas, and there are three stellar performances. At 16.00 we will have the Pastoral Santa María la Mayor. At 19.00 the Pastoral del Mar. And we will close the day at 20.30 with the singer Encarni Navarro, the sister of the great Diana Navarro, and her Zambombá Navideña.

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Just Cool at Siddhartha on the Rock: Sat, 2nd December from 8pm at Siddhartha on the Rock in Competa.
Hi folks, as Groovy is busy, I will be playing as just “Cool” next Saturday 2nd December from 8.00pm at Siddhartha on the Rock in Competa. I will be joined by the very talented Jennifer Simmonds on vocals for part of the evening and will take this opportunity to play more sax tunes including Baker Street and definitely more Beatles songs. There will be the usual Irish banjo and mandolin tunes and the dance set at the end. So I really hope to see you there if you can make it. To reserve your table call 952 516 748 or 628 177 424. 

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Christmas Car Boot/Market: Sunday 3rd December. El Pantano Restaurant, Lake Vinuela:
This popular monthly Car Boot/ Market is on Sunday 3rd December at El Pantano Restaurant car park overlooking Lake Vinuela. Time 9.30 am to 1pm.
Location is easy to find at Km. 30 on the A356.
If you are approaching from the coast/Velez Malaga, drive over the bridge crossing Lake Vinuela and the car park/bar is just ahead on the right-hand side. Plenty of parking.
Our car boot is now in its 16th year, set in a very attractive venue overlooking Vinuela reservoir and mountains. It attracts visitors from far and wide, such as Granada to Colmenar and all surrounding districts. We are often complimented by the public on how friendly the market is and most importantly the high quality of items for sale. We not only have British stallholders and visitors but are quite International too. Our stallholders pride themselves on their items and many have been supporting the market for many years. This month I am highlighting just a few stallholders as it is near to the Christmas festive season, but must emphasize that not only do we sell high quality secondhand items but new also.
To name a few items that are popular such as clothing, all types of household items including furniture and glassware, tools, garden equipment but lovely handicrafts and artisan also.
I have picked out just 4 stallholders this month who have been with us for a long time.
We pride ourselves on having the following stalls although there are many others which will also be highlighted in other adverts.
A husband and wife team selling high quality fruits in season from their orchard and different marmalades, chutneys, pickles etc., sourced again from their own land.
Then there is Tony whose high quality costume jewellery at extremely reasonable prices and mostly boxed.
Bridget who makes exquisite silver items at silly low prices.
AAR who have a huge stand selling again high quality of all sorts, especially specialising in animal products.
These 4 stalls are extremely popular with the public who make it a point not to miss coming.
After this week our market will resume again on the first Sunday in March 2024. In the meantime we thank all of you who have supported us through the years and wish you ALL a very Happy and importantly Healthy festive time and we will all look forward to seeing you next year.
Please take care of yourselves and family, Sandra (Sandy) Vinuela. 633878471. 

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Christmas events will begin in Torrox next Tuesday, Dec. 5th:

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Torrox Spanish History Group: Next meeting Wednesday 6 December, 11am.
The talk for December will be presented by Chris Sherwood and is titled, “New Spain: the Spanish in North America”. Please come along and support Chris.
Non-members are welcome.
The venue for the meeting will be the Mediacana Merendero, formerly known as El Ancla.
This venue is the first chiringuito on the beach if you travel along the N340 from Torrox Costa towards Nerja. It is situated just a couple of hundred metres past the turn off for the Viveros Amberes garden centre if you are heading from Torrox costa in the direction of Nerja. It is on the beachside of the road. Mediacana Merendero is available to find on Google Maps. There is ample parking at the venue and public transport is available, supplied by ASLA, with a stop at Km. 46 on the N340, which is just 290 metres from the venue.
Please can you mention to your friends and other members who have expressed an interest in attending our meetings about this next meeting at this venue. (Just in case they do not pick up this message personally). Many thanks in advance.
For any further information please do not hesitate to contact me. Contact Email: keithrocksue AT gmail dot com
I look forward to seeing members and newcomers.
Keith / Vélez

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‘De la Tierra’ Flamenco Festival: Sat, Dec. 9 from 8pm
Teatro del Carmen, Vélez-Málaga
Free entry until capacity is reached.
Will feature singing from Raimundo Navarro and Rosi Campos, and with dancer Laura Guerra.

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The Nutcracker: Monday, December 25 at 6 p.m.; €30
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center
With an impressive set by Evgeny Gurenko and world-renowned dancers, the International Classical Ballet offers us the fantastic Christmas story of The Nutcracker, with the wonderful music of P. Tchaikovsky.
Info & tix: https://cultura.nerja.es/2023/11/16/el-cascanueces/ 

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La Rondalla Sierra Almijara – Christmas Concert:
Friday, Dec 29, 9pm €10
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center
Sixteen musicians on stage to offer their traditional Christmas event. Info & tix: https://cultura.nerja.es/2023/11/16/concierto-de-navidad-rondalla-de-nerja/

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Tony Roam Transport & Removals Spain To UK To Spain: Fortnightly Runs Spain to UK and Up to 4 weeks free Storage. Spain or UK.
17 years Removals To & Fro Spain / UK Spain.
Local & Long-Distance Removals
No subcontracting, all collection and delivery in house.
Transportation, Removals & light haulage company that have guaranteed scheduled trips all year from UK to Torrox and back every month.
Also, additional unscheduled to suit your needs.
Full or part loads undertaken.
Dedicated Delivery Personal Service Full or Part loads up to 60 cubic meters up to 5.5 tonne. All on our own vehicles
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Evidence of insurance can be supplied by email on request.
Hard Copies always carried on the vans.
This and a current operator’s licence are a legal requirement.
Full customs clearance completed in house.
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.
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The Greek House – Greek Casita Restaurant & Bar – 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. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits (prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. For dessert… HOMEMADE BAKLAVA! We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! Hours: 7:30pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday. For reservations call 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/ We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

 

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* Correspondence and Communication
* Medication Collection and Dispensing Systems
* Provision of Medical Equipment
TEL 951550581 or 692419548
Contact Liz (On WhatsApp). Colegio de Enfermería de Málaga reg. 17425
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***English Nurse Care Team are expanding!***
24 hour carers required for hospital sitting and home placements.
Carers for short visits (from 2 hours) in Nerja/Torrox area.
Carers for short occasional visits in Periana. English required, other languages a bonus. Police check necessary. Contact Liz +34 692 41 95 48

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Buy / Sell / Trade / Rent / Wanted

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Exclusive promotion for DigameXtra readers, get a 20% discount in Moonette’s online shop. Sale applies to all products!
Enter the code DIGAME at the checkout to redeem the discount! This special offer ends on Sunday 10 December 2023.
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.
Your skin health matters to us. How you feed your skin is as important as how you feed your body. Why settle for anything less than natural and organic?
As our skin is the first layer of our defence against microbial infections, ultraviolet radiation and environmental contamination it plays a vital role in our health. As we grow older, however, our skin becomes thinner, wrinkled, and more sensitive; hence it requires the use of treatments containing specific ingredients to the care of treating mature skin.
Recognising this need we have created a range of formulae which help
-slow down ageing process by smoothing fine lines and wrinkles.
-improve facial complexion and eliminate blemishes.
At Moonette, we are passionate about health, beauty and plants. Your skin will benefit from the properties of botanic essential oils combined with a selection of nutrients for deep hydration, cell revitalization and antioxidant effect, all sourced from the finest natural ingredients with gorgeous fragrances.
Naturally, we care about our planet and feel the need to help reduce the sheer volumes of plastics waste that are generated daily around the globe. Presently, we are minimizing the usage of plastic materials in our production while seeking alternative forms of packaging. To help reduce pollution we are asking all local customers to recycle or reuse their Moonette skincare containers, and offering a small discount on future purchases to customers recycling containers.
**Free small testers are available on request** Please contact us to find out more or to order: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MoonetteSkincareShop
Email: margaret@moonette.es ; Homepage: www.moonette.es
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Inflammation – A Psychological Thriller:
– Set in London, Brighton, Oxford, and Málaga; this fast paced novel follows Adam, a Psychologist, as he struggles to cope with life after the brutal murder of his truest love, Lorelei, at the hands of her abusive ex-partner. In the midst of his grief, and the guilt from his sense of having failed her; he lives on countdown, awaiting the release of the perpetrator. Furious with a criminal justice system that by its very nature only ever acts after the event, and increasingly feeling the need to do something for the cause in the meantime; the obsessive urge to intervene using his psychological skills, overpowers him. Will he even make it to the release date, or will he already have gone too far?
– I wrote this novel in and around Málaga province; in Torrox and Nerja particularly. It is a psychological/suspense/crime thriller, and would certainly be rated 18+ in places. It is available on Amazon in paperback and ebook in various countries. The links for the UK and Spain are below, and it is best to order it from where you currently are, and/or to where you would like it delivered. I very much hope you enjoy it (please leave a nice amazon review if so); and a big heartfelt thank you to anyone who orders it, and in doing so, is supporting an independent author.
Loz, Torrox. Email: lozblume AT gmail D0T com
For more info and to purchase: Amazon.es or Amazon.co.uk

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For Sale, 3 items: Outdoor Maintenance Items
– Black & Decker electric strimmer. Model GL655, 480w,
25cm double whipcord, 96db. 30€
– Sterwins electric garden shredder. Model ESH1- 40.3, 2500w
Max cutting diameter 40mm, 105db. Manual + eye & ear protection included. 50€
– Green Expert electric submersible water/sludge pump.
Model GXPRT – A750v. Capability 13,000 L/hour • 1-1/2″ outlet. Manual included. 20€
Each of the above in excellent condition. Buyer collects. Ellen, Sayalonga pueblo
Email: ellen.amos@hotmail.com

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Recommendations & Requests

When making a recommendation always include the phone number or website of the biz, service, etc., so readers can reach them.
Note: I can’t post third party email addresses.

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Torrox Office: Does anyone know where and what time the office is open in Torrox, for my husband and I to apply for the Pensioners card to obtain discount for new glasses, transport, etc. Many thanks. Sue, Torrox Park.
maundfitch @ gmail dot com

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English Christmas: Does anyone know of a nice restaurant for an English Christmas dinner? Thañk you. Liz. Caleta. 648927219 ; wanchaisailor9@gmail.com

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News & Articles

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SPAIN

Israel summons Spanish ambassador over PM Sanchez’s latest Gaza remark:
– Israel summoned Spain’s ambassador for a reprimand after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday that he doubted Israel was respecting international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.
– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he instructed his foreign minister to call in Spain’s ambassador for a reprimand “after the shameful statement by the Spanish prime minister on the same day that Hamas terrorists are murdering Israelis in our capital Jerusalem.”
– Earlier on Thursday, Sanchez said during an interview with Spanish state-owned broadcaster TVE that he doubts Israel is respecting international humanitarian law, given the number of casualties among civilians in Gaza. “What we are seeing in Gaza is not acceptable,” he added. Source: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-11-30/Israel-summons-Spain-s-ambassador-for-reprimand-over-PM-s-Gaza-remark-1p9UJzNXJ4Y/index.html 

{Then, hours later…}

Israel withdraws its ambassador in Spain after Sánchez’s latest statements: {Translation, summary}
– The diplomatic soap opera between Spain and Israel has a new episode. The latest statements by the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, questioning whether the Israeli army is acting in accordance with international law in Gaza, has prompted the Israeli government to call for consultations with its representative in Spain.
– The Israeli Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen, has defended in a message on X, formerly Twitter, that Israel is acting in accordance with international law and has stressed that Hamas is solely responsible for the terrorist attack of 7 October and the current situation in the Gaza Strip. “Following the outrageous words of the Spanish Prime Minister, who repeats unfounded accusations, I decided to call the Israeli ambassador to Spain,” Rodica Radian-Gordon, “to return to consultations in Jerusalem,” Cohen announced.
– The announcement by Cohen comes after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered that the Spanish ambassador to Israel, Ana Salomon, be recalled for a “reprimand” for Sánchez’s “disgraceful” statements.
– In an interview on TVE President Sanchez argued that “we friendly countries also have to tell each other things” and maintained that just as he has condemned the Hamas terrorist attack “with the same conviction”, he must tell Israel that its response must be based on International Humanitarian Law.
– “With the images we are seeing and the growing number, especially of children who are dying, I have real doubts that they are complying with it”, he admitted, after assuring that it was “very hard” to see the video of the attack that Netanyahu showed him during their meeting last week.
– The Israeli Prime Minister reproached Sánchez for having made this statement on the same day that “terrorists” murdered three Israelis in the “capital”, Jerusalem. The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place at a bus stop.
– The decision to recall the ambassador for consultations is a more forceful diplomatic measure than summoning the Spanish ambassador to express displeasure with Spain. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5195187/0/israel-llama-consultas-su-embajadora-espana-tras-las-ultimas-declaraciones-sanchez/

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Despite Warnings From EU That They Will Not Permit “Lawfare” In Member States, And Having Already Warned Sanchez That They Will Withhold EU Recovery Funds For Violations, Sánchez endorses & justifies his “lawfare”: {Translation, summary}
– The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has opened up for the first time regarding the thesis of the “lawfare” defended by his separatist partners and which is set out in the government programme with Junts. During an interview on TVE, when asked about the lawfare, Sánchez openly admitted it and stated that “institutions have been instrumentalised for our political reasons”. {YIKES! Sounds like Chairman Mao. -Ed.} Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/politica/2023-11-30/sanchez-hace-suya-la-teoria-del-lawfare-y-ya-habla-de-instituciones-instrumentalizadas-por-causas-politicas-7075132/

AXARQUÍA

‘The town hall isn’t listening to us’- Axarquía residents protest over water bills:
– The twenty or so residents of La Viñuela village, in the Axarquía area to the east of Malaga province, who have received exorbitant water bills in recent months protested outside the town hall on Monday 27 November.
– Some of the residents have received water bills of up to 75,000 euros for two quarters and have described the situation as “unjust and Kafkaesque”. The residents, most of whom are foreign, claim “it is impossible for us to have consumed these amounts”. They blame the “erroneous” meter readings on “air entering the pipes because of frequent cuts to the supply”. Full article & photo credit: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/the-town-hall-isnt-listening-axarquia-residents-20231129170712-nt.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Following similar actions by Andalucia earlier this week, El Pleno de Málaga rejects Sánchez’s investiture agreements and urges the government to “treat the autonomous regions with equal justice”: {Translation, summary}
– The Plenary of Málaga City Council has approved the urgent motion of the PP to reject “the agreements reached by Pedro Sánchez as leader of the PSOE to achieve his investiture, which include commitments that establish privileges, violate the principles enshrined in the Constitution and deepen the north-south divide” in the country.
– The Plenary, with the PP and Vox voting in favour and PSOE and Con Málaga voting against, also urged the Government “to grant equal and fair treatment to the different autonomous regions with a distribution of funds based on the population weight of each community and not on nationalist and ideological sensitivities”. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-pleno-malaga-rechaza-acuerdos-sanchez-investidura-insta-gobierno-trato-justo-autonomias-20231130151051.html

TORROX

Torrox to get recycling centre:
– The green light was given at a council meeting on Monday 27 November, but must now get the necessary authorisation from the Andalusian regional government before work can start. Once work starts, the ‘punto limpio’ project is expected to take nine months to complete and has a budget of 680,000 euros.
– Once open, the facility, which will be located in the Pago de Santilla area, will allow residents to dispose of household waste which is too big or dangerous to be thrown into the street containers. It will also allow farmers to dispose of plastics, as well as stubble, pasture and other agricultural waste. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/axarquia-town-gives-green-light-recycling-centre-20231129184211-nt.html 

USA

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state to Richard Nixon, dies at 100:
– Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state under Richard Nixon who became one of the most prominent and controversial figures of US foreign policy in the 20th century, has died. He was 100.
– The celebrity diplomat has advised a dozen presidents over his long career, including Joe Biden, and won a shared Nobel prize for negotiating the end to the Vietnam war.
– But his legacy was also defined by his contempt for human rights and efforts to protect US corporate interests at all costs, with opponents across the world casting him as a war criminal. He supported Indonesia’s military dictator in the invasion of East Timor, backed the invasion of Angola by the apartheid regime in South Africa and worked with the CIA to overthrow the democratically-elected president of Chile. He also authorized wiretaps of reporters and his own staff.
Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/29/henry-kissinger-dies-secretary-of-state-richard-nixon 

FINANCIAL

Spain’s Hidden Economic Disaster- Sanchez policies post-Covid have not stopped shrinking exports or Spain’s financial decline, now unlikely to achieve EU goals despite grandiose Sanchez admin projections: {Translation}
– Nadia Calviño has not stopped assuring that Spain is an example for the EU and the OECD. María Jesús Montero is constantly asserting that the economy is growing strongly and is a model for the major countries to follow. And Pedro Sánchez keeps committing to spending that will be difficult to pay for if the crisis continues to worsen.
– But, in the midst of all this, a graph from the Tax Agency has embarrassed the entire government. The tax office keeps track of the sales and exports of large companies. And since commerce was re-established after the impact of covid, Spain has not stopped losing weight in its exports. And that means that Spain’s economic weight has not stopped falling and giving away market share – and employment – to other countries.
– Tax rises amounting to more than 100,000 million euros, insults to employers, executive decrees for expropriation of benefits, permanent increases in the interprofessional minimum wage, legal uncertainty in all sectors, attacks on private property, a labour reform focused on the elimination of flexibility and hundreds and hundreds of regulations designed to increase environmental, union and bureaucratic control. All of this has generated the obvious consequences: an incessant loss of weight in the Spanish economy.
– The graph drawn up by the Tax Agency with the sales and exports of large companies is a true reflection of this political penalisation of companies, the generation of wealth and employment in Spain, as can be seen in the image that LD publishes today. Thus, if the rate of exports of large companies reached a year-on-year rate of 22% in May 2022, with a stabilised rate of 11.9%, at the moment, September 2023, it is -4.3% and a stabilised rate in the latest data is from June 2023- of 0.7%. In other words, exports – the ability to compete with the rest of the economies – have collapsed.
– “Total sales of Large Companies, deflated and corrected for seasonal and calendar variations, remained virtually constant in September compared to the same month in 2022”, the AEAT report states. But the truth is that the trend is devastating, because it has not ceased to mark a downward trend. “In the quarter as a whole, growth was 0.6%, within a pattern of deceleration already observed last quarter. The reason for this behaviour lies in a certain stabilisation in the increase in domestic sales, at the same time as a contraction in exports”, explains María Jesús Montero’s department.
– “Exports remained in negative territory in September, with a fall of 1.8%, although more moderate than that observed in August. This data closes the quarter in the negative (-3.1%), something that has not occurred since the first quarter of 2021,” admits the Treasury. “This decline was reflected, with different intensity, in two aspects: sales to the EU recorded a slight decrease (-0.1%), while sales to third countries deepened their fall to 6.2%,” it adds. Source, Spanish: https://www.libremercado.com/2023-11-30/el-grafico-de-la-verguenza-de-sanchez-tras-el-covid-no-ha-dejado-de-hundir-las-exportaciones-y-el-peso-de-espana-7074830/ 

OTHER

Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65: Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family said. He was 65. The musician had been hospitalized in Dublin for several months after being diagnosed with viral encephalitis in late 2022. He was discharged last week, ahead of his upcoming birthday on Christmas Day. Born on Christmas Day 1957 in England to Irish parents, MacGowan spent his early years in rural Ireland before the family moved back to London. Ireland remained the lifelong center of his imagination and his yearning. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/shane-macgowan-pogues-dead-5b6f1f1becb575ceffca4ee01b3b12a6 


PETS FOR ADOPTION

Axarquia Animal Rescue – Voluntary Charity – non profit organisation:
CIF G93245116 ; Charity Number 10567 (Spain)
Email: axarquia-rescue@hotmail.com
Website: www.axarquiaanimalrescue.com
Dogs for adoption/foster:
-Fosters Needed. We have been asked to help with these 2 dogs, one on the streets, and the other at the vets. If you can open your home to an abandoned dog, let us know.
– Scooby – 8 months old, vaccinated and neutered. Scooby is a fun loving pup, loves people and other dogs.
– Ziggy – 22 months old, he is deaf, and learning signs, he needs a special home with someone who has time and patience. Fully vaccinated and neutered.
Please take a look at our website, where you will find more information and photos, plus details of other dogs and pups that we have in our care. Our adoption costs are 110e for pups that have been fully vaccinated, rabies, chip and passport and 180e for older dogs that have all vaccinations, papers and have been neutered. This contributes towards their vet and care costs, and helps us to continue rescuing abandoned dogs and cats. 

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Churches & Worship

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New Life Church: Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, you are very welcome to come and join us at our Sunday gathering. Join us for a time of Holy Spirit led worship and experience the presence of our God. Our teaching is Bible based as we honour God and obey His Word. During this time of uncertainty, God’s Word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. Our service lasts for about 1 hour and 30 mins. With Tea and Coffee afterwards.
– Prayer Meeting: You are also welcome to join our prayer meetings on Wednesday mornings at 11.00am for 1 hour, where we meet for prayer and worship.
– “Carols by Candlelight”: Join us to celebrate Christmas in song with our evening carol service followed by mince pies and mulled wine. Sunday 17th December at 6.30pm.
– Sunday Service 11.00am / Prayer Meetings Wednesdays 11.00am
Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. John 14:6
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja , 29780. Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com ; Website: www.nlcnerja.com

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

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Rare Music Videos

Rare Guitar Video- Maria Esther Guzman plays Danza Ritual del Fuego by Manuel Falla: This piece is usually played as a duet with 2 guitars. Maria’s solo version is amazing. She’s simultaneously playing the 2 main parts herself. Video Link

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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:
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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 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

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DigameXtra No. 2667 Thursday, Nov 30th, 2023

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La Banda de la Expiración brings you Disney in Concert:
Sat, 2 Dec, 12:00. Auditorio Edgar Neville, Malaga
– This event goes beyond music, as it also has a noble purpose. Admission to the concert is solidarity-based, and to attend, you must bring 1kg of non-perishable food. All food collected will go to the social work of the Parish of San Pedro. Your contribution will make a difference in the lives of those who need it most.
– Secure your place on this musical day by sending an email to: bmloeyexpiracion@gmail.com. It is important to book your tickets in advance. Info: https://newsletter.malaga.es/events/banda-la-expiracion-disney-en-concierto 

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Concert- Zambombá with Cinthya Martín: Sat, Dec. 2, at 8pm, €15
Villa de Nerja Cultural Center
C/Granada 45, Nerja 29780
Cynthia Martín, from Nerja by birth and by heart, returns with more enthusiasm than ever. A magical show wrapped in flamenco and traditional Christmas carols.
Info & tix: https://www.mientrada.net/evento/zambomba-con-cinthya-martin/
Or buy tickets at the Cultural Center box office from 11am to 2pm daily, or two hours of each performance. 

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Gran Feria Sabor a Málaga (Flavors of Malaga Market): December 5 to 10. Málaga Park. 11:00 – 21:00
Approximately a hundred producers from all regions of the province of Malaga will gather at this event.
Christmas sweets, sausages, cheeses, liqueurs, early harvest extra virgin olive oils and wines are some of the products that can be purchased during this marathon event in the historic center of Malaga. In addition, as in previous editions, there will be several activities to promote Malaga gastronomy, such as live cooking demonstrations and live music. Info: https://newsletter.malaga.es/events/gran-feria-sabor-a-malaga-2023 & Video Link

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SPAIN

The King’s speech- asks politicians for “a solid and united Spain, without divisions or confrontations”: {Translation, summary}
– The King’s first major speech after the pacts of Pedro Sánchez and Carles Puigdemont has been a plea for understanding, cohesion and unity, along with a fierce defence of the Constitution, without direct mention of amnesty. “Our obligation, the obligation of all the institutions, is to bequeath to the youngest Spaniards a solid and united Spain, without divisions or confrontations”, said the Monarch in Congress before the Government, deputies and senators during the opening of the new legislature, the 15th and the one that begins with the deepest political and social division of those that have begun during the reign of King Felipe.
– In this context, the Monarch wanted to vindicate the 1978 pact as the moment in which Spain “reached its best expression in mutual understanding without impositions or exclusions”, and reminded the Government, deputies and senators of their “obligation to carry out the constitutional functions entrusted to them, always seeking the common good of all Spaniards”.
– This task, he told them, “is, unequivocally, the return due to the trust granted by the citizens” since “the magnitude of the challenges we face demands -from all of us- a great responsibility. The Spanish people deserve it and the exercise of their representation demands it”, he urged them.
– At a time when the PSOE and Junts pacts are testing constitutional limits and questioning the separation of powers, the King defended the validity of the Magna Carta, stressing that its values “are not anchored in the past and must be permanently projected into the future”.
– “We must honour its spirit, respect it and comply with it, to make effective the definition of Spain as a Social and Democratic State of Law”, he added, before remarking that these are the “three essential, inseparable and inseparable pillars of the same historical and political reality, which is Spain, and which guarantee our collective coexistence”. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/rey-pide-politicos-espana-solida-unida-divisiones-20231129114404-nt.html 

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Exiled leader of the Junts, Carles Puigdemont, threatens Sanchez & PSOE that he will vote with the PP “if there is not enough progress” in fulfilling of deals Sanchez made to obtain investiture votes- “I could even reach an agreement with the PP to overthrow the government of Socialist Pedro Sánchez with a motion of censure”: {Translation, summary}
– The former Catalan president and leader of Junts, Carles Puigdemont {pic}, has warned that if “there is not enough progress” in their agreements with the PSOE, his party could add its votes to those of the Popular Party in the Congress of Deputies to vote against laws such as the state budget.
– “We could vote with the PP to overturn the budget or for a resolution on Israel, where our position is actually more aligned” with that of the party headed by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Puigdemont told ‘Politico’ during the ceremony held last night by this medium to unveil its list of the ’28 most influential personalities’ in Europe in 2024, in which the Catalan appears in second place among the nine ‘disruptors’.
– As reported by this newspaper on Wednesday, Puigdemont told the president of the European People’s Party (EPP) and leader of that group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, last night that he could even reach an agreement with the PP to overthrow the government of Socialist Pedro Sánchez in the middle of its mandate with a motion of censure. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1451056/puigdemont-advierte-al-psoe-que-votara-con-el-pp-si-no-hay-avances-suficientes/

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Immigrants Exceed 12% of Population in Spain, Data Show:
– Inhabitants of foreign origin now represent more than 12 per cent of the 48 million Spaniard population, showing around six million inhabitants of foreign origin in total.
– According to the National Insitute of Statistics (INE), the immigrant population in Spain has increased by 182,141 people during the first half of the year.
– On the other hand, INE data reveals that the native Spaniard population is decreasing, with 71,257 fewer people being recorded this year. In conclusion, data show that legal immigration continues to be the main factor for the population growth in Spain. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/immigrants-exceed-12-of-population-in-spain-data-show/

ANDALUCÍA

Spain’s national government and Junta de Andalucía strike 1.4 billion deal to help protect endangered Doñana National Park wetlands:
– The agreement puts an end to two years of political negotiations and promises to compensate affected farmers 100,000 euros per hectare if they return their land to nature or grow crops that do not need irrigating.
– The deal was required after the Junta proposed controversial plans to legalise more use of water for irrigation from an area close to the famous protected wetlands, {which received strong opposition}. The national park is threatened by climate change and illegal irrigation and is drying it out at an alarming rate. Photo: wiki.it.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/spains-national-government-and-junta-andalucia-strike-20231128104909-nt.html 

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The Autonomous Police is “at risk of collapse” due to lack of personnel: {Translation, summary}
– The unit attached to the National Police of the Junta de Andalucía, popularly known as the Autonomous Police, is clearly “at risk of collapse” due to a lack of personnel. Currently, the catalogue of jobs establishes that there should be 724 police officers for this unit in the whole community, however, there are currently around 380. In other words, only 52% of the staffing is covered. The understaffing situation has been common throughout the community for years. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/Policia-Autonomica-riesgo-colapso-falta-personal_0_1852316484.html

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Is History Repeating? Is An Independent Andalucia Coming?: {DigameXtra}
– In 1977 the concept of the autonomous community structure of Spain’s provinces was being formally developed; it would be officially created the following year. Initially, autonomy was only proposed for Catalonia, the Basque Country and Galicia. Andalucia soon demanded the same treatment, which resulted in the famous Andalucia-wide protest of December 4th, 1977 {upper pic}.
– During these protests there was an incident that changed the tone of the demonstrations since it ended with the death of García Caparrós. This young man, only 18 years old, joined the people of Malaga who were asking for autonomy for Andalucia and since the Andalucian flag was not flying in the Provincial Council, Caparrós climbed to the balcony of the Institution to place the flag on the mast, and at that moment the police shot and killed the unarmed man who was posing no threat to anyone but himself. If any of the public was not supporting the protest, after this murder, most soon came on board. The protestors won this time. The first elections to the Parliament of Andalusia took place on May 23, 1982.
– Now it’s 2023, and the same players, Catalonia, the Basque Country and Galicia, no longer satisfied with autonomy, are demanding independence. Not only that, they are demanding the forgiveness of tens of billions of euros of public debt. And guess what? Now Andalucia is demanding the same treatment, again. Will that include independence? I haven’t seen Andalucian independence specifically mentioned by a major figure in the press recently. However, here in the land of anarquistas, it has been discussed in the shadows since the 1870’s “Mano Negra Affair” emerged, a scandal involving a secret organized Andalucian anarchist movement, who’s activities resulted in the execution of four alleged members of the Black Hand in Jerez in 1892 {lower pic}
Details in following article.
Refs: https://www.diariodesevilla.es/andalucia/4-diciembre-Andalucia_0_1743126172.html & More refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mano_Negra_affair

 

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President of Andalucia, Juanma Moreno, calls for people to take to the streets- “An Andalucian deserves the same as a Catalan”: {Translation, summary}
– There are some prime political points that will drive the next four years of legislature, and Juanma Moreno, the Andalusian president, has cited several in this latest speech. Two mainstays that will last four years: confrontation with the central government, with some backwaters such as Doñana, and grievance with respect to Catalonia.
– Two new points of focus emerged in the speech:
“The Andalusians deserve the same as the Catalans”.
“Can you imagine what we could do with the 50,000 million euros that have been agreed for Catalonia alone?
– The President of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, has opened the State of the Community Debate with a one hour and 38 minutes speech in which he has admitted his deep concern about the SAS waiting lists, which is the underlying problem that can drag the legislature, and in which he has opened fire against the national legislature that now begins with the Government’s agreement with the two Catalan pro-independence parties and the proposal of a special funding for Catalonia. For Moreno, “Andalusians once again have a historic obligation to our country to defend equality”. He referred to the demonstrations of 4 December 1977, when hundreds of thousands of Andalusians took to the streets to demand a Statute of Autonomy, like the one planned only for Catalonia, the Basque Country and Galicia.
– Juanma Moreno will participate this Sunday, December 3, the eve of the commemoration of the Andalucia autonomy protests of 4 Dec 1977, in a demonstration called by various associations against the amnesty and the agreements with Catalonia. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/Juanma-Moreno-manifestacion-andaluz-catalan_0_1852615746.html

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Andalucia bans the sale of energy drinks and vapes to minors and limits use of mobile phones in classrooms: {Translation, summary}
– The president of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, announced on Wednesday that the “use of mobile devices” in Andalucian classrooms will be limited, in conjunction with the educational community, and the sale of energy drinks and vapes to minors will be banned.
– The measure on the limitation of mobile phones is part of the concern expressed by the president about the “increase in violence among young people and adolescents”, so that Andalucia has to be alert to new realities that are putting our minors at serious risk.
– In this sense, he welcomed the initiative of the Working Group created in the Andalusian Chamber of Deputies on the protection of minors from access to pornography on the Internet. “We have to take firm steps to respond to the concerns of families and society as a whole,” he said.
– Likewise, with regard to the ban on the sale of energy drinks and vapes to minors, Moreno said that it is essential to take measures to protect the health of children and adolescents.
– For this reason, the Junta will draw up a Plan for the Prevention of Addictions in Children and Adolescents, which will begin in 2024 with restrictions to counter youth addictions to mobile phones, energy drinks, cannabis and vapes. He indicated that these are proposals that professionals and parents have been calling for for some time. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1451554/andalucia-prohibe-la-venta-de-bebidas-energeticas-a-menores-y-limitara-el-movil-en-aulas/

MALAGA PROVINCE

Modest rains forecast for Malaga province, not enough to relieve the drought:
– The weather front will sweep from west to east, with a trough that will bring precipitation to the area, according to the director of Spain’s met office, Aemet, in Malaga, Jesús Riesco.
– Late this Wednesday evening light rain is forecast to fall in the Serranía de Ronda. On Thursday, more substantial showers are forecast for inland areas, again especially in the Ronda region. On Friday, in the first half of the day, the showers are expected to be widespread and moderate.
“It will rain from the middle of Thursday to the middle of Friday, but it will not rain out of the ordinary; it is a typical cold front,” the Aemet director said. No precipitation is expected on Saturday and Sunday and the forecast for next week is very changeable.
– The expected rainfall will provide some relief for crops, but will have a negligible impact on the drought, after a very dry November. In fact, only the showers forecast for 30 November will prevent the month from reaching zero rainfall at a provincial level, which is unusual. In Malaga city rainfall could remain at zero for the month which is typically considered the second wettest of the year. December is, historically, the wettest month in Malaga but, for the medium term, there is no sign of any change to the current situation.
Full article:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/rains-forecast-for-malaga-province-but-not-20231129163319-nt.html

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A network falls in Malaga that ‘sneaked’ fake 50 euro bills in sales of used products: {Translation, summary}
– The National Police have dismantled in the province of Malaga a network dedicated to the large-scale distribution of counterfeit 50 euro banknotes, which were introduced into the legal financial market by taking advantage of transactions involving the purchase and sale of second-hand goods between private individuals.
– These are the best counterfeit 50-euro notes in existence today, according to experts in the field, and the agents have been able to seize 7,550 euros in counterfeit currency – a total of 141 50-euro notes and one 500-euro note, according to the police in a statement.
– The investigation began in Malaga following several complaints that had the same common denominator: the use of counterfeit 50-euro notes in transactions involving the purchase and sale of used goods between private individuals and, to a lesser extent, through the payment of food orders and VTC vehicle service payments. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Cae-Malaga-billetes-falsos-compraventas_0_1852616091.html 

ÁRCHEZ

Árchez “a Christmas for Everyone” 2023/2024: From the Árchez City Council we encourage you to participate and enjoy the Christmas Activities organized for the month of December 2023 and beginning of January 2024. Where we will have workshops, performances, theaters and much more. Source, Spanish: https://www.archez.es/5850/com1_md3_cd-70986/archez-34-una-navidad-para-todos-34-2023-2024

COMARES

They arrest in Comares six members of a plot to whom 18 robberies in homes in Malaga are attributed: {Translation, summary}
– The National Police have dismantled a cell of a criminal organisation, of Albanian origin, dedicated to committing crimes against property, which is attributed with 18 burglaries perpetrated in homes in Malaga city, and which have led to the clarification of the latest crimes in the urbanisations of Puertosol, Cerrado de Calderón, La Mosca, Miraflores de El Palo and El Candado. The agents have today detained six members of the gang for their alleged responsibility in the crimes. The arrests took place in a property located in an isolated area of the town of Comares in Malaga, in an extensive police operation.
– The investigators seized a pistol, 10,000 euros in cash, tools to carry out the assaults, a reagent kit (gold tester), jewellery, a collection of coins and stamps, clothes, two vehicles, documentation and a bag of marijuana. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/desarticulan-una-celula-de-una-organizacion-criminal-de-origen-albanes-dedicada-a-la-comision-de-delitos-contra-el-patrimonio-en-comares/ 

TECH

Google will start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts in December:
– To ensure that your content on Google Drive, Docs, Gmail and Youtube is saved, you must sign into the account at least once every two years.
– Under Google’s updated inactive account policy, which the tech giant announced back in May, accounts that haven’t been signed into for at least two years could be deleted. Accounts deemed inactive could be erased beginning Friday. Full article: https://techxplore.com/news/2023-11-google-deleting-inactive-accounts-december.html

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Google’s new cybersecurity hub, dubbed the “centre of excellence”, has been opened in Malaga city this Wednesday: The Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) is part of a network of three engineering hubs dedicated to improving internet security and privacy. All three are in Europe: Munich, Dublin and now Malaga. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/googles-new-safety-engineering-centre-one-only-20231128152049-nt.html 

FINANCIAL

The Euribor suffers its biggest monthly fall in three years although the average mortgage will rise by almost 100 euros with the November review: {Translation, summary}
– The pressure of the Euribor on mortgagors is easing, although it does not cease. With just over 24 hours to go until the end of November, everything suggests that the benchmark index used to calculate the interest on the vast majority of variable-rate mortgages in Spain will close the month slightly above 4% after experiencing its biggest monthly fall in more than three years. Even so, those who review their monthly payment with this latest figure will have to face a rise of almost 100 euros in the case of the average mortgage.
– Despite the drop, mortgage repayments updated with the November figure will rise, as the index is higher than the 2.828% recorded a year ago. For an average loan of 150,000 euros at 30 years and with a spread of 0.99%, the update will increase the monthly payment from 691.35 to 790.81 euros, which will mean an average increase of 99.45 euros per month. In the case of a mortgage of 300,000 euros with the same conditions, the increase would reach 198.91 euros, going from 1,382.7 to 1,581.61 euros. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5194713/0/euribor-sufre-su-mayor-caida-mensual-tres-anos-aunque-hipoteca-media-subira-casi-100-euros-con-revision-noviembre/

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