Local
ignacio lillo
...finally opens, will be allowed by bicycle, said councillor for Mobility José del Río, at a maximum speed of 10 km/h with priority given to pedestrians at all times. The opening of the bridge would not only save cyclists from crossing the river using the
What to do
Jennie Rhodes
The fourth Frigiliana art route, or Ruta del Arte, will be going ahead as planned from 2 to 4 October. Over 40 artists representing 14 different nationalities will be exhibiting their work in 26 locations around the village. Visitors will have ... media. The event will be raising money for sarcoma research, as a posthumous tribute to the young artist Soledad Platero, who lived in Frigiliana. Participating artists will be donating pieces with the daffodil theme and some of Soledad's own ... drawings will also be included. The route will be open from 11am to 2pm and 4 until 8pm on 2, 3 and 4 October. Information: @rutadelartefrigiliana;
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...and the New Year's Celebrations at Casemates will not be held in their usual format but some will go online. No decision has been taken yet about the Three Kings Parade on 5 January. Culture Minister John Cortes said, "We will find a way to enjoy
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Tony Bryant
Cártama town hall has launched a series of autumn hiking trails under the banner of Cártama en Ruta, four routes that will pass through some of the most representative natural areas of Andalucía. Those with a passion for hiking will be able to enjoy ... mountains and the Sierras Subbéticas natural park, home to one of southern Spain's largest breeding colonies of griffon vultures. The Quejigo Route (16 kilometres), on Sunday 22 November, will take in the town of Jubrique, located in the heart of Serranía ... de Ronda. The season will conclude on Sunday 13 December with a tour of El Peñon de Algámitas in Seville (eight kilometres). The mountain's summit reaches an altitude of 1,121 metres and on one of its slopes is a huge natural park with a sprawling oak
Local
CRISTINA VALLEJO
...introducing measures to help owners to evict people who are occupying their property illegally. The new measures will apply to main residences, holiday homes and vacant properties, although for the latter they differ depending on whether the owner is a ... person or a company. Breaking into and occupying a property which is somebody's home or holiday residence is considered more serious than that of a vacant property, because it violates the owner's privacy. In this case, courts will be able to order ... applied for when it is found that there is an effective risk of the property being damaged. However, the condition that the property is not being used and there are no plans to use it will also apply. Another change is that swift evictions may be
Local
Héctor Barbotta
Marbella mayor Ángeles Muñoz announced on Saturday that a new sports pavilion will be built on a 5,500-metre plot on Calle Lyon which will form part of a major development of the southern part of San Pedro. The council has already put the drafting ... of the project out to tender with a budget of 180,000 euros, and the execution of the work will involve an investment of over four million euros.
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Tony Bryant
The Coyote Saloon In Las Lagunas is leading the way with the reactivation of the live music scene on the Costa del Sol. The popular American theme venue and bowling alley has announced a series of concerts that will take place every Friday and ... Saturday through to the end of October. The concerts begin tonight (Friday) with local rockers Límite 80; while Saturday will present rhythm and blues outfit Bayaplan. The series of concerts includes a performance by ZZ Rated, a Malaga-based trio that ... includes some of the coasts' most celebrated pop bands, like Stereo 80 (17th), The Money Makers (23rd) and The Lost Boys (30 October). Reservations are advised as capacity restrictions will be enforced. For more information, see the Coyote Bowling Saloon
Sport
PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
Local tennis player Alejandro Davidovich (70th in the individual ATP rankings) will compete at Roland Garros from Monday in both singles and doubles, pairing with veteran Spaniard Fernando Verdasco (58th). In the third and final Grand Slam ... tournament of the season, Davidovich will take on a new partner in the form of the 36-year-old, 15 years his senior, who is eighth in the doubles rankings having won eight doubles titles (Valencia in 2004, Umag in 2008, New Haven in 2009, Barcelona and San ... José in 2010, Houston in 2014 and Bucharest in 2016). On paper, this will be a pairing where both will complement each other well (a left-hander and a right-hander) and Davidovich's coach, Jorge Aguirre, believes that by competing in more doubles
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Passengers flying into Gibraltar who have been in a so-called 'Relevant Area' in the previous 14 days will have to complete an online locator form from now on. This online form replaces the existing manual ones, and the government will use the
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...promises, even in the midst of a pandemic. The press and social media often feature claims that Gibraltar will be "handed back" to Spain as part of the Brexit negotiations, or that the Gibraltar government will want to do a deal with Spain because ... of the year on Brexit, and as I said on National Day, this is an area where the Government of Gibraltar, led by me, will give not an inch....We will never agree to anything that dilutes British sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over Gibraltar in ... the negotiations. We are tough, we are the hawks. We will not allow them to get anything past us". Some people in Gibraltar have expressed concern that the government is getting too close to its Spanish counterpart in the discussions over the