Rail strikes planned

The CGT has called upon RENFE and ADIF rail workers to take part in a series of strikes over the festive season, these being scheduled to take place on December 25th, January 1st and 2nd.

Your Sporting Christmas

Under the slogan Tu Navidad Deportiva (Your Sporting Christmas), children between the ages of 5 years and 15 years will be able to participate in sporting activities during the Christmas break, most of these taking place in the Enrique López Cuenca Sports Stadium and including basketball, football 7, paddle tennis, badminton, swimming and hiking.

Shops hoping for good Christmas after poor autumn

Shops in Málaga, particularly those involved in textiles, are hoping to attract customers with special offers for the Christmas period after suffering an estimated 20 to 30 per cent drop in sales in recent months due to the exceptionally good weather.

Christmas across the globe

The Boston Globe rarely disappoints with its photo features. This time it’s one called Christmas across the Globe, aptly enough, and there are some pretty nice pics.

Christmas music and dance

Wednesday evening at the Nerja Cultural Centre in calle Granada is a Christmas performance by the Nerja School of Music and Dance. It starts at 21:00 and entry is free gratis and for nothing.

Carols at the Coach and Horses

There is to be a sing-a-long to carols and Christmas songs, Christmas fun quiz, Christmas hamper raffle, mulled wine, sausage rolls, mince pies at The Coach & Horses, Calle Almirante Ferrandiz, (Post Office Street) on Wednesday 22nd December from 7pm.

Price of petrol could go up by 5 cents over Christmas

The secretary general of the Association of National Service Stations, Víctor García Nebrera, has announced that petrol prices this Christmas may rise by up to five cents because of the ‘probability’ that the price of a barrel of oil will rise to $100 and because of the rate of the dollar against the euro.

Cudeca at Christmas

The cancer care organisation Cudeca will be having an awareness table at the Mijas Hipódromo Christmas Fayre taking place on Sunday Decmber 12th. Pop along and support your local Hospice.

Something different for Christmas

A Belgian fast food firm says it will be offering customers in France a burger containing a slice of foie gras in the days leading up to Christmas.

Christmas events

Saturday December 19th is Carol singing (and she has a good voice) at the Bar Barbados in calle Fray Junipero Serra. More Carols at the El Salvador Church on the Balcon de Europa on Sunday December 20th at 17:00.