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Glass extendable table in excellent condition with 4 comfortable leather chairs.   Never used.

June 24th - St. John’s Day: La Fiesta de San Juan
The 24th of June is the day of St. John celebrated in other parts of Andalucia; this is a very special night of the year. The tradition is to build many bonfires, especially on the beach. It is said to be a night of magic. The background to the festivities comes from the first baptism given by St. John. Nowadays, it is a great excuse for night parties, particularly on the beach. The tradition is to be at the waters edge at midnight and to hold hands and walk into the sea backwards, while you make a wish. By 1:00 a.m. at various points along the Fuengirola beach, there are huge gatherings of people in party mood. There are bonfires at certain points along the sand and you will see that groups of people have set up open tents and the smell of barbeques and the many sounds of the fair can go on until very late into the night and early morning.

There is a specially organised Boquetillo neighbourhood (on the right, approximately way up Avenida de Mijas from the town centre) there is specially organized street party, with lively Spanish music and other entertainment and many children’s attractions. The local restaurants and bars in this area offer excellent local dishes and stay open till the small hours of the morning. This small fair normally goes on for several days and nights after San Juan on the 24th. This is an extremely noisy few days and nights for the residents of this very built-up area, so they often join in rather than try to sleep through the bedlam. Joining in with the vibrant Andalucian party atmosphere is a good way to get you into the swing of things, especially since this is considered to be the fiesta that gets summer underway.

I am looking for where I can buy large CO2 cylinders for a Mosquito machine I have bought. Can anyone help me find a source .....

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Large Whirlpool silver fridge-freezer, purchased August 2023, perfect working order, one or two dents on exterior due to careless shipping. Too large for my kitchen. A real bargain at 150€ or make me an offer.

Buyer collects.

After a decade of banking with them I rang the (excellent) customer services unit and told them that as an NEI bod I was no longer willing to gift the bank €160 pa to deal with four automated direct debit payments

It was agreed that the local manager would telephone me next day at 08.30 to discuss

At 12.30 I took a call from the hurried manager who advised me that the €160 pa fee can be waived IF I AGREE to set up health insurance! 

Later after transferring every cent out of my account to Wise and creating a €0 balance I issued a formal complaint along with an instruction to close my account 

My switch to Wise Direct Debits was easy. It was only in respect of Malaga local taxes (2) electricity and broadband. 

Today I read that the bank is to relieve itself of it’s TSB subsidiary in the UK

I suggest that this is very good news

hi im looking to retire to fuengirola area,i am booking a months holiday in september to look around the area, and am looking for some advice as to where there are uk ex pats,also looking for any advice about how i go about moving there.i get lots of conflicting information on the web.

Hi All,

I have a place near Ojen. Bought 2 years ago and hoping to use at last soon [life...!].

My original [unoccupied still] electricity bill was @ 40 Euros per month. Even though I am still to move in [whilst empty] I notice the electricity bill is @ 80 Euros per month [Endesa].

Any thoughts ? 

Anybody up to meet around Marbella also welcome. I'm there with son and friend tomorrow for a few weeks.

Can't wait !

Jamal

I’m visiting benalmadena in August this year for holiday. I am desperate to find somewhere to hire an oxygen concentrator for my stay. Need one that does 1to 5 litre per minute. On constant flow. Please if anyone can help it would be appreciated. 

We need restaurants or bars for a toddler to take to.also we are.in villa Aran is there a supermarket near ?