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A celebration of Malaga's unique folklore

AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ

December 28th is not only the Day of the Innocents in Malaga, but also the date of one of the province's most famous and unusual festivals, the Fiesta Mayor de los Verdiales, in Puerto de la Torre. This year 28 traditional folk groups took part, ... Arroyo Conca, Raíces de Malaga and Primera de Comares, and the Montes category was won by Jotrón y Lomillas, Primera del Puerto and Santo Pítar. There were also prizes for the best dancing in the competition.

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Benalmádena town hall confident of renewing Puerto Marina concession

A. GÓMEZ.

Benalmádena council has expressed its confidence that it will be able to continue running the iconic Puerto Marina. After a 2014 ruling limited port concessions to 30 years, its concession is set to expire next year. However, the town hall, in

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Puerto Banús planning for 50th anniversary celebrations in 2020

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Puerto Banús celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020 and is planning events and festivals all through the year, special activities in collaboration with luxury brands and a campaign aimed at 'millenials' to focus more of its attention on young ... people, especially via social media. The aim is to attract more tourism, not only to the port but to Marbella as a whole, says CEO Juan Nuñez Insausti. Puerto Banús has always been popular with jet setters, but the 50th anniversary is seen as a turning

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Marbella's CCTV system is the most high-tech in all of Spain

CHARO MÁRQUEZ

...of those who have claimed to have been victim of a robbery were in fact not in the place they claimed the crime happened at the time. Marinas monitored The 85-camera system already covers Puerto Banús and the Virgen del Carmen marina, as well as

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Project to build 1,900 homes in Torrox reinitiated

Eugenio Cabezas

A project to build 1,900 homes in Torrox has been reinitiated a decade after it was pulled due to Spain's financial crisis. Puerto Narixa is located near the historic centre of Torrox and on the border with neighbouring Nerja. The project was

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Marbella's Puerto Deportivo marina gets ready for cruise ships

NIEVES CASTRO

...of an existing landing quay in the central Puerto Deportivo marina that will allow shuttle boats to dock from cruise ships anchored offshore. Building work is expected to start in November and take two months. The work will allow boats up to 30

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Marbella’s CCTV system the most high-tech in all of Spain

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...of those who have claimed to have been victim of a robbery were in fact not in the place they claimed the crime happened at the time. The 85-camera system already covers Puerto Banús and the Virgen del Carmen Marina, as well as the areas around the

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Search on for thieves who stole a car with two babies inside

J. CANO / Á. FRÍAS

The National Police are searching for three men, possibly of Moroccan origin, after a car was stolen in the Malaga neighbourhood of Puerto de la Torre recently while two babies were in the back seat. The alarm was raised when someone who knew the

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Puerto Banús marina enjoys a further taste of luxury

Héctor Barbotta

Solandge is the latest floating palace to eclipse its neighbours in Puerto Banús marina. Measuring 85 metres long, and boasting three floors, the superyacht is ranked among the five most luxurious boats in the world. Built in 2013 in the German

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Crew of a luxury yacht in Puerto Banús go on hunger strike over dismissal

CHARO MÁRQUEZ

The captain and crew member of luxury yacht My Clansea, which is berthed in Puerto Banús, are on hunger strike after claiming they were unfairly dismissed following the death of the yacht's previous owner, a British multimillionaire. José Luis

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Attempted robbery in Puerto Banús jeweller's

Charo márquez

The quick reactions of a vigilant shop assistant stopped a coordinated group of criminals, attempting to rob a Marbella jeweller's, in its tracks. A Colombian man and two women, aged 27, 37 and 48, were arrested when their plan to distract the emp

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Whale winds up in Puerto Banús

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An eight-metre long whale weighing 7,000 kilos was found three miles off the coast of Marbella last Friday, after a sighting by Salvamento Marítimo. The animal was moved to La Bajadilla port, where various tests were carried out to determine its c

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"We used Cabopino - Puerto Banús was too busy"

...some scenes set in Puerto Banús were actually filmed in Cabopino Port. He said: "We used Cabopino as we couldn't film down at Puerto Banús; it was just too busy. Because we were filming 1995, it was impossible to shoot there with all the cars."

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Two different writers focus on one iconic port

Liz Parry

Two local authors were invited to be the speakers at this month's meeting of the Costa Press Club, both giving insights into Marbella's iconic port. Journalist Jorge Lemos, author of Puerto Banús: Historia de un Ambicioso Proyecto, spoke ... War, set in Puerto Banús and the Costa del Sol in the 90s. The speaker, who was a writer and journalist before becoming well-known in southern Spain also as a restaurateur, said he was challenged to write a book by Lynda La Plante after they met on

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Six years sought for Brit over Puerto Banús car chase

JUAN CANO

Public prosecutors are asking for a six-year sentence ahead of the trial of a British driver who fled a Puerto Banús beach party in terrifying style in May 2017. Nine people were injured, five of them seriously, in the chain of fast-moving

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The megayachts of four huge international fortunes make waves in Puerto Banús

Nieves Castro

It was difficult to know which way to turn for the biggest sign of opulence. Puerto Banús was destination of choice last weekend for the luxury playthings of four huge international fortunes. Italian fashion designer, Roberto Cavalli arrived at ... yachts were joined by Shaf London, owned by the Saudi royal family. The vessel, which is 53-metres-long and has 13 cabins, is a regular in Puerto Banús. An art theme on board Another type of boat, in this case a sailing yacht, used and enjoyed by

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Bullring renovation concludes ahead of reopening at Marbella Arena

ANDREA JIMÉNEZ

The Puerto Banús bullring prepares to unveil its facelift this weekend as it reopens as a venue for sports and cultural events. Renamed Marbella Arena, the bullring will host a two-month programme of events before it closes again in October for

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Fuengirola puts contract to design new-look marina out to tender after '20-year wait'

Ivan Gelibter

...announced that it was putting out to tender the contract to draw up the plan for an expansion and redevelopment of the Puerto Deportivo in the resort, the initial phase before building work is later put out to contract. The budget to draw up the design is ... 229,000 euros, and the project aims to increase the attractiveness of the marina to local residents and visitors, better connecting it with the town. The expansion and redesign of the Puerto Deportivo is a key aspiration of Fuengirola's mayor, Ana Mula.

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Ranking places Puerto Banús as most the expensive marina in Europe, ahead of Ibiza

MARÍA GONZÁLEZ

Puerto Banús is now the most expensive leisure port in Europe, according to the latest ranking published by Engel & Völkers Yachting. The cost of a berth in the Marbella marina has now surpassed that of one of its main competitors in the ... Mediterranean, Ibiza Magna, which topped the rankings last year. According to the ranking, docking a yacht of more than 55 metres in length in Puerto Banús costs 4,289 euros a day. This has increased by 20 per cent on 2018 when a berth of the same dimensions ... cost 3,545 euros a day. This serves to demonstrate that Puerto Banús continues to be a European leader for both nautical and luxury tourism. It has 915 berths over an area of 15 hectares. In second place in the ranking is the aforementioned Ibiza

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Valle takes Pastrana's crown in first event at new Marbella Arena

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Costa Rican boxer Yokasta Valle snatched the IBF women's mini flyweight world title on Monday from Spanish reigning champion Joana Pastrana. The Marbella Arena in Puerto Banús became, for the fight's 45 minutes duration, the women's boxing ... difficult. Marbella Arena The fight was the first event to take place at the new Marbella Arena, formerly the Puerto Banús bull ring, after months of works on a full refit. The boxing championship launched a two-month schedule of events planned this

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Puerto Banús creates an architecture style guide to tidy up the area

ANDREA JIMÉNEZ

An Andalusian village with a marina. That was the concept that José Banús wanted to bring to Marbella in the 1960s. Today, more than half a century after its inauguration, Puerto Banús is known across the globe for its luxury leisure offering and ... style guide in a bid to homogenise the area's architecture. Many national and international firms (more than 70) now have a presence in Puerto Banús and they will all have to follow the new guidelines which must be implemented between autumn 2019 and

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Puerto Banús bullring to reopen in June with a full programme of events

Nieves Castro

The old bullring at Puerto Banús, which has been closed since 2010, is undergoing extensive works to convert it into the multi-purpose Marbella Arena, a venue for cultural and sporting events. The company responsible for the renovations, Grupo

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Puerto Banús strengthens strategy to attract luxury brands by signing up top consultants

Mónica Pérez

Puerto Banús, one of the most iconic sailing and tourist destinations anywhere in the Mediterranean, has announced that it is teaming up with international real estate consultants, Cushman & Wakefield. The agency will help the marina find new retail ... and leisure tenants in keeping with its strategy to increase the number of luxury brands operating from the Marbella port. Puerto Banús is looking particularly to expand its selection of international brands, and so increase its attractiveness to ... people visiting from markets outside the Euro area. David del Barrio, commercial director at Puerto Banús, said, "We are delighted to start this cooperation with a leading real estate consultancy...they are the perfect partner to face the ambitious

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Russian fund invests 200 million euros in the Costa del Sol property sector

Héctor Barbotta

...developing projects worth more than 200 million euros and has just officially presented one of them, 'Los Palacetes de Banús', consisting of luxury villas in the Río Verde area of Marbella, 700 metres from the beach at Puerto Banús. The group is in the

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Man dies as vehicle plunges from toll road viaduct onto valley floor near Puerto Banús

CHARO MÁRQUEZ

One man died on Monday after the car he was driving fell from the Río Verde viaduct on the AP-7 toll road, the stretch visible crossing the valley behind Puerto Banús. Police say only one person was inside the vehicle which landed some 50 metres

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Marbella digs deep for charity

ASH BOLTON

A pre-Christmas Marbella event raised 9,500 euros to help vulnerable street children and orphans in Tanzania, organisers have announced this week. Over 100 people attended the fundraising evening at La Sala restaurant on Tuesday 18 December. The

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Banús foreign tourists are second biggest spenders in Spanish shops

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...school, foreign tourists shopping in Marbella's Puerto Banús spend on average 994 euros each, second only to those in the Barrio de Salamanca, the most upmarket area of Madrid, with 1,011 euros. Malaga province is also third for sales of VAT refundable

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Marbella to get new quay to take shuttles from visiting cruises

Mónica Pérez

...build a small quay extension in the main Puerto Deportivo marina, near the old town. This will take shuttle boats from large ships anchored offshore. Tenders are common sights in many smaller destinations used by cruise ships. Cruise companies have ... shown an interest in calling at Marbella for some time and a recent plan to build a proper terminal in an expanded La Bajadilla marina (to the east of the old town) did not materialise. The town hall says the work at the Puerto Deportivo, which will ... the works to start. A new pedestrian path will lead from the quay to the main area for port visitors, avoiding the nearby pumps used for refuelling boats. Puerto Deportivo is the only one of the four marinas in Marbella run directly by the council

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The verdiales take Malaga back to its roots

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...year the Fiesta Mayor de Verdiales is celebrated in Puerto de la Torre.

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British man found floating dead in Benalmádena marina after friends reported him missing

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A 54-year-old British holidaymaker has died after drowning in Benalmádena's Puerto Marina. The man, from Bolton, had arrived with friends last Friday to spend a few days on the Costa del Sol and the same night went out for drinks in the Puerto ... that the man had died of drowning after apparently not being able to climb out, although police continued their investigations this week. Recently, another man was found dead in similar circumstances in Marbella's Puerto Banús.

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Man who accidentally shot himself in Puerto Banús arrested for illegal possession of a firearm

ÁLVARO FRÍAS / JUAN CANO / NIEVES CASTRO

The investigation into the shooting of a man outside a well-known nightclub in Puerto Banús early on Monday morning points to the victim having fired the gun at himself accidentally. He has since been arrested for being in possession of a firearm.

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King of Chess opens Spanish championships in Marbella

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Former world chess champion Anatoli Kárpov (standing) was in Marbella on Saturday to launch the Spanish Chess Championship, held at the town's Puerto Deportivo. Some 142 players are taking part over nine days. Kárpov also participated in matches

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Promoters announce project to convert Puerto Banús' bullring into a cultural auditorium

Mónica Pérez

The old bull ring in Puerto Banús, which closed its doors in 2010, will be reopening in May next year as the Marbella Arena, an auditorium for cultural events surrounded by terraces, bars and restaurants. The project, announced on Wednesday, is

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How a drug theft involving fake police uncovered a major Costa smuggling gang

ÁLVARO FRÍAS / JUAN CANO

...was real life and happened in the Malaga suburb of Puerto de la Torre. Operation Caravan was a joint investigation between National Police and customs officers which broke up one of the major criminal gangs trafficking hashish in the Costa area. It

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Wanted Briton held in Puerto Banús over driver injured in adult club car theft

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A Briton has been held in connection with a robbery of a car outside an adult club in August in which the car's owner was run over and injured. The arrest was made last Saturday night when 36-year-old Craig Porter was detained in Puerto Banús

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Residents' anger at noisy bars in Puerto Marina and council 'inaction'

ALBERTO GÓMEZ

Residents in the apartments around Benalmádena's Puerto Marina complex are complaining about noise levels from local bars and restaurants. In the last two weeks at least ten complaints have been made to Benalmádena council, with requests for more ... "sometimes haven't done anything despite getting calls in the middle of the night". The town hall also explained that some commercial premises in Puerto Marina have permission to stay open until 6am as they have a nightclub licence. Noise problems are ... nothing new in Puerto Marina. In 2015 Andalucía's highest court told the council to pay compensation to residents in the blocks surrounding the port for excessive noise levels. The first complaints go back to 1998, when residents presented medical reports

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Puerto Marina hosts successful tenth edition of its seafood fair

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More than 20,000 people headed to Puerto Marina in Benalmádena on Tuesday for the final day of the Seafood Fair, this year celebrating its tenth anniversary. Opened last Friday by mayor, Víctor Navas; councillor for Business, Bernardo Jiménez; and

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Puerto Banús luxury- watch muggers arrested

J. CANO.

National Police say they have broken up a gang of muggers who had been targeting tourists drinking in nightclubs in Puerto Banús over the summer. Officers say that the gang had been stealing luxury watches from people in the clubs and that 320,000

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Construction of Antequera dry port will begin next year

ANTONIO M. ROMERO

Bobadilla train station. This stage of the project will cost 46 million euros and will be financed by the Public Ports Agency of Andalucía (43.26 per cent) and the Puerto Seco de Antequera company (56.74 per cent). The Junta has already assigned 13 million

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Police hunt occupants who fled a burning car in Puerto Banús

Héctor Barbotta

Police are looking for the four men that were reportedly seen running away from a burning car left in the middle of the street just after the entrance barrier to Puerto Banús marina last Sunday. Eyewitnesses reported that, when the vehicle caught ... car started burning that the fire seemed to have come from the back of the vehicle. Explosions that were reportedly heard were later explained as tyres popping in the heat of the blaze. Pass holder sought To access the harbour area in Puerto