Housing
Vélez-Málaga approves construction of 198 homes
Councillors in the eastern Costa del Sol town voted unanimously in favour of the plan during January's full council meeting on Friday 30 January
Eugenio Cabezas
Housing
Councillors in the eastern Costa del Sol town voted unanimously in favour of the plan during January's full council meeting on Friday 30 January
History
Despite rejecting a formal motion from the opposition, the local council confirms historical memory sites in La Cala del Moral and El Cantal will be repaired for the 5 February anniversary
Social care
The town hall teams up with Atende and Clece to provide emotional support and professional intervention for older residents on the eastern Costa del Sol
Religion
Suspended 2.3 metres above the faithful, Salvador Mañosa’s unique sculpture is the centerpiece of an inland white village rich in murals and Axarquía tradition
Charity
Participants taking part in the 'Reto Higinio con Alba' in Canillas de Aceituno raised the money for little Alba, who has Mowat-Wilson syndrome
Electricity
Andalucía representative slams central government’s five-year plan claiming it is ‘strangling’ growth in Vélez-Málaga and the Axarquía
Agriculture
Drug-trafficking
Around six vessels have been spotted along the Axarquía's coastline since Sunday 25 January with one taking refuge from the storms in Caleta de Vélez harbour
Telecommunications
Residents in the Axarquía villages of Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo have signed a petition after a Movistar and Vodafone failure left 1,400 people without essential services
Storm Kristin
One of the worst-hit areas was Algarrobo-Costa, where the sea engulfed large sections of the coastline, leaving piles of stones, sand and plant debris on the shore
Drugs
The crew members “defied and mocked” Guardia civil officers according to a Guardia Civil association, which has denounced the lack of resources available at the time to be able to identify them
Internet
Residents in Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo in the Axarquía have been cut off from Movistar and Vodafone networks since Friday, sparking fears over safety and healthcare
Environment
The Guaro in Periana, which feeds La Viñuela reservoir in the Axarquía has increased its flow for the second time in less than a year after years of drought
Paradors
The popular Costa del Sol hotel, which opened in 1965, will undergo a full modernisation and will remain closed until 2028
Axarquía
Every year first year students from Royal Holloway university in London spend a few days on a field trip in the Axarquía