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DigameXtra Holiday Schedule- No Issue These Dates:
Posts scheduled for holidays will be posted in the next issue.
– Dec. 25 & 26, Wed. & Thurs., Christmas & St Stephen’s Day
– Jan. 1 & 2, Wed. & Thurs., New Years Day & recovery day.
– Jan. 6, Monday, Epiphany (bridge holiday). Epiphany Day, a national holiday.
Posts scheduled for Wednesday holidays will be posted Tuesday, one day early. Posts scheduled for Thursday holidays will be posted Friday.
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ANNUAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER
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PHOENIX CLUB
Phoenix Club: The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English.
We offer an opportunity to make friends, help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips.
Our handmade greetings cards are for sale weekly with all proceeds to the Red Cross.
We meet every Thursday between 12 and 2 pm at Chine in Caleta, just off the coast road to/from Algarrobo.
***Trips/Events***
~ All trips/events include a drivers gratuity ~
January 2025
– 7th – Hit the Sales at the Nevada Centre in Granada €16pp
Don’t fancy shopping? Why not visit the city instead.
– 24th – Evening Trip to the Lantern Festival in Malaga
February
– 4th – Trip to Gib €20pp
– 21st – A visit to Estepona Market and Orchid House
March
– 4th – Trip to Gib €20pp
– 21st – Trip to IKEA and Guzmans Garden Centre
For information call Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 (Whatsapp) email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk check out our FB page.
We are DigameXtra sponsors and our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section.
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New Years Eve at La Fabrica Brewery, Malaga:
Full package with Dinner & drinks & midnight party, or just the party.
We invite you to say goodbye to the year with a gastronomic feast designed to delight your senses, on December 31 at 8:30 p.m. The evening will include live music and many other surprises, perfect for toasting new beginnings. Reserve your table now and get ready for a unique experience that will mark the beginning of 2025.
But if, on the other hand, you are more into dining at home and going out to celebrate later, we have also thought of you with this Party that we propose starting at 12:30 a.m.! Tickets for the whole night, or just the party, are limited, so be sure to reserve yours today. Say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new with us in a celebration that promises to be legendary!
Full package, Dinner+drinks+party+mas?= €180pp
Party only = call for prices
Address: Trinidad Grund 29, Málaga
Tel: (+34) 952 063 802
Info & reservations: https://lafabricadecerveza.com/evento/cena-de-nochevieja
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New Years Concert- Orquesta Sinfónica Mediterránea:
Thurs, 2 Jan, 7pm
Casa De Cultura. Puerta De Granada, 19, 18690 Almuñécar
Welcome to this evening of musical elegance and celebration, where we gather to welcome the New Year with an exquisite amalgam of Spanish-American music and the enchanting Viennese waltzes of Johann Strauss by the Orquesta Sinfónica Mediterránea conducted by Maestro Antonio Romera and with 40 musicians that will reinforce our unsurpassed Chamber Orchestra.
Info & tix (€20): https://bravoentradas.es/es/events/concierto-de-ano-nuevo-orquesta-sinfonica-mediterranea
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Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar: Av. Moscatel 1”I”, 29740 Torre del Mar (Jardines Viña Malága / Antigua Casa de la Viña)
Hours: Wednesday & Friday 10.00 – 13.00. Info: 952543334
***Coming events & excursions***
– Wednesday & Friday Spanish practice groups (limited size groups)10.00 – 13.00.
– Wednesdays- Art group, with the crochet & craft group 10.00 – 13.00.
– Shop open Wednesdays & Fridays. 10.00 – 13.00.
– Thursdays- Spanglish. Conversation between Spanish & English friends, 16.30 – 17.30.
– Every Friday – Conversation group. 10.00 – 11.00.
– Every Friday – Coffee Morning. 10.00 – 13.00.
– Every Saturday – Catholic Mass in English in the Lux Mundi Centre, 16.00.
– Friday 27th December – New Year Coffee Morning. Tickets available from Centre. Price €3. (Proceeds for fundraising).
***Excursions***
-Thursday 9th January – Gibraltar, for January Sales Shopping.
Please contact the Centre for further information.
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HANNINGTONS KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS
Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms: We have been installing kitchens and bathrooms here on the Costa for 13 years. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, highest standards of work and customer service.
Whether you are thinking of updating an existing kitchen or bathroom, or whether you wish to create the kitchen or bathroom you have always dreamed of, we are here for you, every step of the way.
With an unrivaled knowledge of the best local materials and suppliers we are able to work to all tastes and budgets.
Our full range of services includes:
– Installations and Refurbs
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Email us: hanningtons.bathrooms@gmail.com ; Our contact details can be found in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue.
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MANDY’S PAINTBOX
Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years in Nerja area.
Painting work undertaken. Inside and outside, large or small. Furniture painted or sprayed. Kitchens, cabinets, wardrobes doors any colour any surface. Check out the before and after photos, all the furniture was spray painted. Call for advice. WhatsApp 680739577
Email: josiahamanda@gmail.com
My contact details can be found in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue. Here are “before” (left) and “after” (right) pics from my latest job.
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BLUCEE REAL ESTATE
BluCee Real Estate:
A few weeks ago we filmed with ‘A Place in the Sun’ property show. Out of the 5 properties filmed 3 were with listings with BluCee Real Estate.
This is the third time we have worked with them in the past 4 months.
This is just one way we give your property the maximum exposure it needs for selling.
At BluCee Real Estate we are proactive, professional and also knowledgeable.
We have attended International property exhibitions in London, Toronto, Birmingham, and Warsaw this year. In 2025 we are attending exhibitions in Manchester, Dubai, London, Birmingham, Dublin and The Netherlands.
*If you want your property to have maximum exposure, contact us today!*
At BluCee we go above and beyond for you during the sales process, don’t just take our word for it – see our reviews on Google and Facebook.
Pass by our office to have a no obligation chat!
Calle Timón 11b, Torre del Mar, 29740
We are open Monday to Friday 09.30 to 17.30 hrs.
For an appointment outside of our opening times or for one of us to view your property please contact us info@blucee.com or 0034 711 04 27 27
www.blucee.com
We cover the whole coast line and inland.
BluCee Real Estate are a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details are shown here every day.
BluCee Real Estate and Torre del Mar Food Drive, Toy Collection & Fundraiser, in association with Lux Mundi:
Christmas is fast approaching. We want every child and young person under 18, whose family is currently supplied food bags each month by Lux Mundi, to receive a wrapped, age appropriate toy or gift. Last year we raised just under €2000 and put smiles on many young faces. This year we aim for the same amount. Charity donation tax receipts provided by Lux Mundi. If you would like to assist in these efforts in any way please contact BluCee Real Estate by WhatsApp on 0034 610447527 (Michelle)
Please help us put smiles on the children’s, and parent’s, faces again this Christmas.
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For Sale: New Lenovo Laptop, €320
Many people tell me they only need a simple laptop, all they do is emails, banking, social media and chat apps. Maybe stream some video. This is a basic laptop with entry level specs, but at a very reasonable price for a major brand.
– Lenovo V15 G2 laptop with Windows 11 Pro (UK English)
15.6″ FHD display, 8Gb ram, 256Gb M.2 SSD
Processor: Intel Celeron N4500 (1.1 – 2.8GHz)
Full size Spanish keyboard. Very low power consumption. 2 year factory warranty.
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Christmas lunch: Do you know of a place in Frigiliana serving Christmas lunch that is not already fully booked? Or, is there anybody who could cook me a Christmas lunch on Christmas day that you could deliver to me or I would pick it up from you, as I will be on my own over the holiday. If so, please contact me, Michael of Frigiliana, on mikestevenitt@gmail.com
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News & Articles
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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }
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SPAIN
The PP will present motions against the new traveler registry approved by Royal Decree: {Translation}
– The Popular Party will present motions in the next plenary sessions of all city councils, deputations, councils, general councils and councils to demand the immediate withdrawal of the new register of travelers, which the Popular Party calls “Big Brother Tourism”.
– On Monday, December 2 came into force the application of Royal Decree 933/2021 establishing the obligations of documentary registration and information of natural or legal persons engaged in activities of accommodation and rental of motor vehicles and which provides for fines of up to 30,000 euros for defaulters. Now, the PP will take the repeal of this regulation in the plenary sessions during the remainder of December and next January, while calling for the development of “consensus” with the sector and the various operators of a new legislation to ensure competitiveness, as highlighted in a statement on Sunday the party.
– The motion denounces the “legal uncertainty” caused by this new regulation, as well as “the disproportionate administrative burden it involves, the competitive disadvantage for Spain, the inadequacy of the technology designed and the violation of the right to privacy and privacy of tourists and users”. A “Tourist Big Brother” that “severely hampers one of the capital sectors for the Spanish economy such as tourism”.
– The PP indicates that the Government has approved RDL 933/2021 “against the opinion and interests of the sector and deceiving its representatives” and denounces 
that it has not taken into account the repeated warnings of the sector about the risks for travelers and for the international reputation of Spain. The PP understands that this law causes, textually, a strong legal uncertainty and ignores the operational complexity of collecting so much data load, even before the provision of the service, which in fact makes it almost impossible to comply. This situation causes a competitive disadvantage with respect to the European market, as obligations are imposed on companies that the national legislations of other European States do not impose.
– In the communiqué it is detailed that the tourism sector also denounces that the technological infrastructure designed to be able to comply with the registration obligations does not work and is not operational. Specifically, the regulation establishes that the companies in the sector must provide the corresponding data on the Ses.Hospedajes platform. This is the data of the leasing company, the accommodation, the transaction and travelers, which, as a novelty in the latter category, must indicate the number of travelers and the relationship between travelers in the event that any of them is a minor.
– According to the PP, the measure violates European regulations with the massive collection and storage of data “that does not respect the principle of minimum intervention and is a very serious interference in the privacy and intimacy of tourists and users”. In addition, as the party stresses, the initiative also affects Spanish citizens who are tourists or travel for work purposes within the country, “as they are also obliged to provide a significantly greater amount of personal data than at present when they arrive at their accommodation, affecting their experience and violating their privacy”.
– The PP believe that it represents a “disproportionate administrative burden”, since users have to provide “more than forty data items, which triples the data” that was required before. In the case of entities that rent motor vehicles, the required data rises to more than eighty, according to the PP. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1850318/el-pp-presentara-mociones-contra-el-nuevo-registro-de-viajeros-aprobado-por-real-decreto/
TORROX
Torrox Raising Water Rates, But Not Rubbish Tax:
– The new year will arrive with tax rises for the more than 21,500 residents of Torrox on the eastern Costa del Sol. However, the rise will only affect the water rates and not the new rubbish tax which has been introduced by Spain’s central government.
– The announcement was made on Thursday 19 December by the Partido Popular (PP) Mayor of Torrox, Óscar Medina, who said that the so-called ‘tasazo’ or rubbish tax “imposed” by the PSOE central government would not be applied in the town and was part of “Pedro Sánchez’s fiscal voracity”. However, Torrox town hall will apply new rates of “one euro for every 15,000 litres consumed” Medina explained, adding that “prices have been frozen since 2010”. Through the increase, the town hall says it will be able to cover the additional charges brought in by the Axarquia’s public water company in July. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/eastern-costa-sol-town-put-up-water-20241220151528-nt.html
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Torrox celebrates the Fiesta de las Migas: {Translation, summary}:
– More than 55,000 people have enjoyed the humble dish of agricultural tradition made with corn semolina flour, accompanied by the typical local wine and the arriera salad.
Photos: SUR. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/torrox-festeja-migas-suerte-amistad-20241222161141-nt.html
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA
The Bus of Illusion returns to Rincón de la Victoria for Christmas with a solidarity tour on Monday, December 30: {Translation, summary}
– The Bus of Illusion will depart from the tourist train stop at the Casa Fuerte Bezmiliana at 11.00, 12.00 and 13.00 hours. After its departure it will go to the Church of La Cala del Moral. On the way back, the tour will take you to Torre de Benagalbón and back to the starting point.
– The operations director of City Sightseeing Spain, Luis Miguel Labrado, explained that “the dynamics is simple. For 5 euros or a new toy you get a ticket to take the tour of Rincón de la Victoria. And all proceeds will be delivered in new toys to the area of Social Welfare. “And all these toys will be delivered next January 3 to the families of the Social Services of the municipality,” adds Cervantes.
– Remember that you can follow the entire Christmas program at http://www.turismoenrincon.es Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-bus-de-la-ilusion-regresa-a-rincon-de-la-victoria-por-navidad-con-un-tour-solidario-el-lunes-30-de-diciembre/
EUROPE
Saudi Arabia warned Germany a year ago about the danger of the perpetrator of the mass attack this weekend that left at least five dead and about 200 injured, 46 very seriously: {Translation}
– What is known about the mass hit-and-run in Germany? He is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor, in a speeding black BMW that drove into a crowded street market resulting in 400 meters of fatal traffic.
– The Saudi Arabian secret services warned the German authorities about a year ago of the dangerousness of the doctor Taleb A. {pic}, arrested for the attack committed this Friday in Magdeburg, in the east of the country, in which five people were killed in a car attack at a Christmas market.
– According to the president of the Federal Criminal Office (BKA), Holger Munch, the warning – which he described as “abstract” – was forwarded to the Regional Criminal Office (LKA) of the federal state of Saxony Anhalt, which saw no reason to act. Additionally, it has come to light that Taleb A. had already threatened an attack in 2013, on that occasion against the Medical College of Mecklenburg-Pomerania (eastern Pomerania), which had not recognized him as part of his training. In a phone call Taleb A. threatened an action that would have international repercussions and mentioned the Islamist bombing of the Boston Marathon, which had been committed two days earlier. According to the Mecklenburg-Pomeranian Ministry of the Interior, Taleb A.’s home was searched two days later, but no evidence was found that he was actually planning an attack. In the end, he was fined by a court in Rostock for disturbing the public order with threats.
– Between 2011 and 2014 Taleb A. lived in Stralsund (northeastern Germany) where he did his specialization in psychiatry and there, after having asked for financial assistance, he threatened to commit an act that would have “international” repercussions. On another occasion he threatened to commit suicide. In 2015 he complained to the Ministry of the Interior about the fine he had been sentenced to in Rostock, called the judge a racist and threatened to get a gun.
– Despite all this – and threats made on social media for revenge against alleged German plans to Islamize Europe – Taleb A. was not in the sights of law enforcement agencies. In 2016 Taleb A. was granted asylum in Germany and in the process argued that because he had turned away from Islam his life was in danger in Saudi Arabia.
– Terrorism expert Peter Neumann – author of the book The Return of Terror – has said there are at least two explanations for why Taleb A. was not targeted by security agencies. The first is that he did not fit any clear pattern. Being critical of Islam, no one considered him a potential Islamist terrorist, and being a migrant, no one considered him a potential far-right terrorist. Neumann has suggested including a new pattern for detecting terrorist dangers – already introduced in the UK during the pandemic – which includes people with conspiratorial delusions of any kind and who are not mentally stable. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5666632/0/riad-advirtio-berlin-hace-un-ano-peligrosidad-detenido-por-atropello-masivo/
UK
British tourism is abandoning “over priced” Spain and has already found less expensive and more exotic substitutes tour operators warn: {Translation}
– The main country of origin of tourists to Spain is the United Kingdom. All year round, subjects arrive from the islands in search of warmer temperatures, but according to tour operators, this is changing. TUI, one of Europe’s largest tour operators, argues that the British are starting to abandon Spain as their main destination, and have already found a substitute, or rather substitutes.
– Sébastien Ebel, CEO of TUI Group, has observed a noticeable change in the travel patterns of British tourists. “What we are seeing is that more people are going to Egypt in the winter rather than the Canary Islands,” he says. For price-conscious tourists, affordability is crucial, and Ebel notes that more and more travelers are operating on a budget, and Spain is not the “budget” or “exotic” destination of the past. Every year Spain becomes more “generic European” and more expensive, losing its appeal for many travellers.
– With rising costs, capacity issues and protests against mass tourism in Spain, places like Egypt and Tunisia are becoming attractive to those who want to save on their winter sun vacations. “There is a shift, especially in the family segment, towards cheaper destinations,” Ebel added. EasyJet Holidays has also seen an increase in demand for less frequented destinations, such as Egypt and Morocco.
Its executive director, Garry Wilson, attributes this trend to significant improvements in hotels and infrastructure, making previously neglected areas much more attractive to international visitors. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5666327/0/turismo-britanico-esta-abandonando-espana-encontrado-sustituto-avisan-turoperadores/
LOTTERY
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See all winners:
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SPORTS
Boxing News- Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury in rematch to defend heavyweight titles:
– Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles by unanimous decision against Britain’s Tyson Fury to remain undefeated after an enthralling clash in an electric atmosphere at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday. Giving up advantages in height, 25kg in weight and several inches of reach to his much bigger opponent, Usyk fought superbly throughout to win 116-112 on all three judges’ scorecards as he again defeated Fury after his success in May made him the undisputed champion.
– Fury, 36, was much-improved from that first encounter where he wilted in the ninth round but could still not solve the puzzle posed by the 37-year-old Usyk, whose superb movement saw him force the Briton onto the back foot for much of the bout. Disappointed by the second loss of his professional career, the usually talkative Fury left the ring without speaking. Full article: https://nypost.com/2024/12/21/sports/oleksandr-usyk-beats-tyson-fury-to-defend-heavyweight-titles/
TECH
Company that captured images of eyes in Malaga in exchange for cryptocurrency ordered to delete data:
– A small display in Malaga’s Vialia shopping centre at the beginning of 2024 attracted a lot of attention because of the novelty of the idea. A sign said, “A photo of the iris of your eye in exchange for virtual money or cryptocurrencies”.
– Behind it was the company Worldcoin, owned by Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT. The aim was to collect data on people by taking images of the iris of their eye in exchange for ‘tokens’ or Worldcoin currency that the user could then spend on digital purchases or exchange for cash if they were part of the project.
– Hundreds of Malaga residents, mostly young people, passed in front of Worldcoin’s cameras in Malaga during the last Christmas holidays. The aim of the company, now called World, is to create a universal digital passport, a World ID, which would unequivocally identify every human being, hence the importance of collecting biometric data from people using their irises. But this innovative practice was a breach of European data protection policies and now, months later, all the data collected in Malaga and in many other European cities (around 400,000 people in Spain) will have to be permanently deleted. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/the-company-that-photographed-irises-malaga-exchange-20241220072959-nt.html
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HOLIDAY SEASON MUSIC VIDEOS
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers- “Christmas All Over Again”:
From the “A Very Special Christmas” 2000 TV special. Video Link
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Vanilla Fudge- “Keep Me Hangin’ On”: The Ed Sullivan Show, January 14, 1968. Video Link
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Cinesur El Ingenio Films schedule: You can find the film schedule at this link. Films tagged as (VOSE) are in the original language with Spanish subtitles.
https://www.cinesur.com/es/cine/mk2-cinesur-el-ingenio
Useful Links, Info & Numbers
2024 Holiday Calendars by town, click/tap to view:
Algarrobo
Competa
Malaga
Nerja
Rincon
Torrox
Velez-Málaga
For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
https://www.foro-ciudad.com/malaga.html
Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/updated-daily-these-20220314114157-nt.html
Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only, Mercadillo de La Cala del Moral- Rincon de la Victoria.
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Nerja Car Boot
Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Services.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112
Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238
Local/National News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
Local Weather: https://www.accuweather.com/en/es/torre-del-mar/306652/weather-forecast/306652
Bus Info: https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/our-destinations/regional
Currency Converter: https://www.x-rates.com/calculator/?from=EUR&to=GBP&amount=1
Internet Speed Test: http://beta.speedtest.net/
Local Bank Holidays: http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/spain/index.php UK Newspaper Front Pages and Worldwide Newspapers All On One Site: https://www.thepaperboy.com/uk/front-pages.cfm
Check All Lottery Results Here: Updated daily.
https://www.20minutos.es/loterias/
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