Transport
Plans to bring back Vélez-Malaga tram service could be scrapped
The tramway operated between 2006 and 2012 and received 40 million euros of public money, but it has been lying abandoned and subject to vandalism ever since
Eugenio Cabezas
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Events
This is the flying programme for this weekend's Torre del Mar international air festival
Training flights start today, before the sunset show on Saturday and the main event on Sunday which is expected to attract more than 300,000 people to enjoy the spectacle of 40 aircraft taking to the skies above the Costa del Sol
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Heritage
Chapel honouring Nerja's patron saint is one step away from being declared a cultural heritage site
The place of worship, which pays homage to the patron saint of the Axarquia town and was officially blessed on 20 January 1720, houses valuable frescos
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Events
Major air show set to take to the skies above the Costa del Sol
The Torre del Mar International Air Festival features display teams and aircraft from around the world and usually attracts some 300,000 spectators to the seafront stage
Alba Tenza |
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Beach recovery plan
Residents of two Costa del Sol villages resume fight to get back their beaches
Mezquitilla and Lagos, which belong to Vélez-Málaga, lost part of their coastline when a fishing harbour was built in neighbouring Caleta de Vélez at the end of the 1970s
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Crime
Video helps capture thief on electric scooter who violently assaulted elderly people in Vélez-Málaga
The man, who is now in police custody, allegedly robbed half-a-dozen victims between July and August
Juan Cano / Irene Quirante |
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Crime
British man who allegedly ran over fellow countryman following dispute with neighbour in Axarquía village faces prison sentence
The 80-year-old victim is recovering at home in La Viñuela after spending 10 days in hospital with broken hips and ribs. At least three other local residents were also injured to varying degrees during the incident
Eugenio Cabezas |
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112 incident
Village delays start of feria after local couple killed in Malaga crash
Lourdes and Alberto were travelling home after a family trip when a van was in a collision with their car on the A-7 motorway
Irene Quirante / Juan Cano |
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Events
Axarquía festival offers a multicultural journey through time
Frigiliana’s 3 Culturas is expected to attract around 40,000 people this weekend who will enjoy live music and food while celebrating its Christian, Islamic and Jewish heritage
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Tourism
Visitor centre planned for Axarquía’s El Saltillo suspension bridge
The project forms part of Malaga province's 900-kilometre-long hiking route and aims to increase tourism and environmental awareness in the local area
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Health service
Axarquía health centre opens after 10 years on the waiting list
The new facility in the inland village of Cómpeta also serves Árchez, Canillas de Albaida, Sedella, Salares and Sayalonga and has seen an investment of 400,000 euros
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Transport
Road closure in inland Axarquía while improvements are made
According to the Malaga provincial authority, the 6.1km section of road will be closed to traffic until Friday 1 September
EugeAxarquíanio Cabezas |
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112 incident
Several vehicles totally gutted after fire in Costa del Sol car park
Firefighters from Malaga's provincial brigade managed to extinguish the flames, with no personal injuries being reported
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Local Police help save life of two-year-old boy who suffered heat stroke on the Costa del Sol
The two officers in Vélez-Malaga, one of them a trainee, attended to the young child until an ambulance arrived
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112 incident
Man who fell from ladder while installing an air conditioning unit on the Costa del Sol has died
Darío Guerrero, who was president of an organisation which brings together around a thousand Argentinians living in the Nerja area, leaves a wife and three children
Eugenio Cabezas |