Ukrainians offered free membership to Nerja International Club
A drop-in coffee morning is being held at the New Life Church every Monday morning for refugees staying in the area
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Plans for new Torre del Mar health centre and school move forward
The population of the town continues to increase, especially with the current expansion of the Azucarera, SUP. T-12 and Viña Málaga housing areas
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Four defibrillators installed in Rincón de la Victoria sports facilities
They are semi-automatic devices for cardiorespiratory arrest emergencies which are connected to telecare and training services
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Nerja cave foundation announces improvements and return of music and dance festival
The tourist attraction is confident of recovering pre-pandemic visitor levels and is designing the event programme for the second half of July
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Man arrested last year for cryptocurrency fraud released on bail of one million euros
The judges and prosecutor agree that there is less likelihood of him absconding now than there was when he was arrested last June. It is believed there are about 300 victims scammed of more than 100 million euros
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Cuddles from the Costa for the children of war-torn Ukraine
Marie Kusters-McCarthy is leading a project from Nerja to provide Ukrainian refugee children with soft toys. Most youngsters left their homes with a small backpack which probably only contained a change of clothes
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Lifeguards and social-distancing squares to return to Vélez-Málaga beaches for Easter
There will also be an ambulance, two rapid response vehicles and two jet skis on standby
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Recent storms wreak havoc on Axarquía beaches
El Chucho, El Playazo and La Torrecilla in Nerja, Ferrara in Torrox, the western end of Torre del Mar and Torre de Benagalbón are the most affected areas
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Bodies of sperm whale and striped dolphin wash up on Axarquía beaches
The animals were found on Lagos and Torre de Benagalbón beaches respectively and the Aula del Mar has said that the whale is a "very rare" find on the Mediterranean coast
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Alleged abuser armed with knives shot after threatening Guardia Civil officers on promenade in Rincón
Police officers were investigating a possible breach of a restraining reorder in the seaside town and tried to arrest the individual, who was carrying two bladed weapons
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St Patrick's day funds to go to refugees staying in Nerja
The town's international community raised over 2,500 euros last week for the initiative that's helped 57 Ukrainians
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Paraglider airlifted to hospital after crashing on Calaceite beach
The foreign woman was injured after hitting rocks on the beach in the town of Torrox on Saturday afternoon
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Trapped eagle owl freed from barbed-wire fence at sewage treatment plant
The adult male eagle owl had suffered a broken wing and damage to a claw and is now recovering at the CREA recuperation centre for endangered species in the Montes de Malaga
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Vélez-Málaga reduces IBI and Plusvalía tax by three million per year
The opposition Partido Popular has said the town hall could go further by reducing the IBI by 50 per cent for homes with electric vehicle charging points
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Former mayor of Rincón de la Victoria, José Francisco Ruiz, 'Paco Pepe', dies aged 75
The retired electrician was ousted through a vote of no confidence by his own party and returned to the town hall as an independent councillor from 1995 until 2003
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