• Spanish government hands over section of N-340 road to Vélez-Málaga
    The N340 coastal road in Almayate. (E. Cabezas)

    Transport

    Spanish government hands over section of N-340 road to Vélez-Málaga

    In recent years there have been numerous accidents on the coastal stretch in the Almayate and Valle-Niza area, some of them fatal, which has led to repeated demands from local residents for improvements

    Eugenio Cabezas |
  • Axarquía towns promote their tourist attractions in Berlin
    Francisco Salado, Óscar Medina and Elisa Páez from the Axarquía tourist board APTA. (Salvador Salas)

    ITB Berlin

    Axarquía towns promote their tourist attractions in Berlin

    Torrox is home to one of the largest Germany communities in Spain with over 6,000 either living in the town permanently or with second homes

    Pilar Martínez |
  • The bowls club that has rebuilt itself
    President David Trippas (c) at the opening of the new green in October 2025. (SUR)

    Sport

    The bowls club that has rebuilt itself

    After a career in construction, president of Nerja’s Almijara Bowls Club, David Trippas, knew exactly what needed to be done

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • Axarquía town halls strengthen ties with tropical fruit giant to promote tourism
    Representatives of the Trops board of directors and the Mancomunidad Oriental, at the cooperative's headquarters. (SUR)

    Agriculture

    Axarquía town halls strengthen ties with tropical fruit giant to promote tourism

    During a visit to the Trops cooperative in Vélez-Málaga the president of the Mancomunidad in the east of Malaga, Jorge Martín, spoke of the association's commitment to combine the two sectors with the promotion of avocados at an upcoming trade fair in Lisbon

    Eugenio Cabezas |
  • Green light for the Axarquía's first private hospital
    A sign advertising the future private hospital in the Camino de Torrox area of Vélez-Málaga. (J. Rhodes)

    Health

    Green light for the Axarquía's first private hospital

    The project will be developed by the HM Hospitales group in the Camino de Torrox area of Vélez-Málaga and is expected to get under way in the second half of 2026, with a view to opening in 2027

    Eugenio Cabezas |