British pensioners' home in Torrox demolished by the council
The local authority was ordered by a judge to knock the house down because it had been built illegally and the owners had failed to comply with a demolition order from 2011
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Torrox gets funding to extend coastal path
The grant from Malaga's provincial authority will be used for the section from Punta del Faro to the Rincón de Pepe beach bar
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Rincón de la Victoria launches City Sightseeing train
The multinational company is in charge of managing the service which offers passengers tours around eight different points of interest
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Town hall approves budget for new library
The Mayor of Nerja approved the budget, and the project will be put out to tender once final plans are drawn up in August
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Regional government urges the Axarquia to reduce its "excessive" water consumption
The water company Axaragua, which supplies 14 of the area’s villages, has been warned that it has already consumed 70 per cent of this water year’s allocation
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In photos... Rincón de la Victoria surfers ride biggest waves since the 1980s
The storms that hit the Costa del Sol this past week have been some of the worst on record, but some people took advantage of the rough sea conditions
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Water pipe fixed for 7,000 Vélez-Málaga residents but supply still “precarious”
Aqualia worked through the night to re-establish the service through a provisional pipeline, although the definitive solution requires coordination between the town hall, Junta de Andalucía and Ministry for Transport
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It might be spring but there’s snow on La Maroma
However, despite the recent rainfall, La Viñuela reservoir has only seen an increase of four cubic hectometres
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Vélez-Málaga launches real-time bus app
The application is available for iOS and Android devices and informs the user about the lines and stops, waiting time and possible incidents on the four available routes
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Axarquia beaches destroyed during worst storm in 40 years on the Costa del Sol
Coastal towns from Nerja to Rincón de la Victoria have witnessed extensive damage with beach bars and installations being washed away
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Storm causes damage to Vélez-Málaga drinking water supply pipe
The area near the Valle Niza campsite is currently without drinking water and Aqualia is working to fix a 40-metre-long section
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Line-up revealed as Weekend Beach returns to Torre del Mar
British indie band Bastille and Swedish rock band The Hives join Wade, Roazalén and a long list of festival veterans as the event is due to go ahead in July for the first time since the start of the pandemic
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Record-breaking 7.5 kilo courgette grown in Vélez-Málaga
Antonio Ávila harvested the 72-centimetre long specimen which he had grown in his greenhouse and gave it as a gift to a friend who runs a restaurant in Torre del Mar
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Architect to present her alternative vision for Maro sugar cane factory
The exhibition will run for a week, from 2 April until 9 April, with meetings open to the public on both Saturdays. The factory sits on a plot of land that developers and Nerja town hall have in their sights for the development of a golf course, along with hotels and housing
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'We all eat grapes' publicity campaign launched for Axarquía raisins
The aim of the initiative is to promote the responsible and sustainable consumption of the crop after it was recognised by the UN in 2018