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...bullring. Local artist Chandy Haggett is displaying a selection of her screen prints in an exhibition entitled Feelings of Andalucía. www.chandyhaggett.com/ ACA Exhibition Marbella. Until 2 ACA Magpie Art Gallery November. Magpie Art
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...documentation of potentially dangerous dogs, or for failing to remove or clean up pet faeces or urine from the street. Marín insisted that the Local Police's role is to spread awareness and information to residents and not to dish out fines. He points to the ... fact that they dealt with more than 600 incidents, but only 478 complaints were finally lodged. "The Local Police are not there to sanction, but to help citizens to know and comply with what is set out in the ordinances, but if there is no other option,
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Eugenio Cabezas
Nerja's new sewage treatment plant is still waiting to be connected to the electricity supply so that it can go into testing phase. The latest date set by mayor José Alberto Armijo was mid-October. The town hall has recently awarded a contract wo
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...from feeding wild animals While some local residents like to see them, others are not happy and regularly complain to their local town halls because they are afraid of being attacked in the parks or that the animals will cause traffic accidents. In ... Mijas, which is most affected, videos and photos are regularly posted on social media showing the animals on a road or close to school entrances at the start of the day. Through the UPLBA union, we spoke to a Local Police officer who has already reported
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The problem of wild boar and pigs inhabiting urban areas is made worse by some residents, predominantly foreigners, who like them and put food down for them, even though they are wild animals. Logically, this attracts more of them to the area, especi
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"With these new flights, the company continues to support regional trade and local tourism," it said.
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The regional medium-distance trains between Malaga and Seville will now also stop at the El Chorro-Caminito del Rey station, said Álora Mayor Francisco Martínez and PSOE national MP Nacho López on a visit to the area on Wednesday. At present only t
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Héctor Barbotta
A new law change approved by the Junta de Andalucía brings mixed news for the concession holders of the Puerto Banús marina. On the one hand it will end the uncertainty over the length of the contract, confirmed at 75 years, but that places the end
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...province. The project has been talked about for 15 years and is expected to cost 39 million euros. In time it could grow to 392 hectares and create 2,500 local jobs, say the promoters. Antequera is considered an ideal location as it is positioned close to ... site would also be linked to the rail network. The scheme is being driven by local businessman Domingo de Torres and the Junta regional government will put up 17 million euros. Construction should start in early 2021 with the first firms moving in
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The Bóvedas de Guadalmina Roman baths, one of Marbella's most important archaeological sites, are to be rehabilitated with the aim of preserving them and making them a first-class tourist attraction. These Roman remains, situated beside the Guadalm
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Ivan Gelibter
...agreement reached two years ago between Mijas council and the regional government's Environment and Land Organisation ministry, under which the local authority is permitted to apply an extra charge to carry out works of this type. This is a special tax
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Héctor Barbotta
A total of 13,528 pine trees in 76 different areas of Marbella are being treated in order to protect against the processionary caterpillar. The councillor for Parks and Gardens, Diego López, announced the measure on Wednesday, saying that plant hea
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The National Police in Malaga have uncovered an increasingly common practice among drugs gangs in the city: allowing squatters to stay in properties in return for them looking after their marijuana crops. As two detectives told SUR, this is particu
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Eugenio Cabezas
After 13 months described as "a real nightmare", Norwegian siblings Lisbeth and Jørn Hokholt have regained entry to their property in Caleta de Vélez, which had been occupied by squatters since September 2019 until they left voluntarily a few weeks a
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Representatives from the British and Spanish business communities got together on Tuesday morning in Marbella for an event organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain (BCC) and the CIT business association in Marbella to analyse opportuniti
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Héctor Barbotta
The days of the horse-drawn carriages in Marbella are numbered. The local council has approved a plan to withdraw the licences, compensating around a dozen of the 19 permit holders 30,500 euros each before the end of the year. The council has said
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J. M. Martín
Estepona council has approved a municipal ordinance that will force owners of dilapidated buildings to maintain them to guarantee the public's safety and improve the town's image. If owners don't comply, the town hall will include the property on i
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Héctor Barbotta
Andalusian regional government and the local administration that the clearing work carried out on the seafront to the south of the Río Real Playa residential development, some 200 metres long, is where the Phoenician site of Río Real is located. According
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A man, aged around 55, died on Tuesday morning after losing his balance while carrying an iron plate which then landed on his neck and head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident, classified by police as a workplace accident, occurred
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A 22-year-old British tourist was arrested in Malaga on Sunday after spitting at police officers when they told him to put on his face mask. The man, who was approached while drinking alcohol on the seafront promenade near the Malagueta beach, was