Axarquía
UK students study the geography of Nerja
Every year first year students from Royal Holloway university in London spend a few days on a field trip in the Axarquía
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European Union
Nerja’s bronze giant marks 40 years as Spain’s first tribute to Europe
While the rest of the nation signed papers, this coastal town commissioned a masterpiece to celebrate joining what would become the EU
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Sport
Eastern Costa del Sol town to hold chess marathon in April
The event will be held on 26 April in the 'Rubén Ruzafa' sports pavilion in Torre de Benagalbón
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Great Malaga Coastal Path
Contract awarded for key section of Costa del Sol coastal path
Once completed the wooden footbridge will span the riverbed and connect Torrox lighthouse with Castillo Bajo-Conejito and El Peñoncillo beaches
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Traffic
Eastern Costa del Sol town uses AI to control traffic
Nerja town hall has introduced a 'Smart City' traffic management system with the aim of improving road safety and optimising vehicle and pedestrian traffic in real time
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Health
New Nerja health centre to be ready in April
The public facility will serve 25,000 residents of the eastern Costa del Sol town and neighbouring Frigiliana
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Housing
Construction of new subsidised housing begins on eastern Costa del Sol
20 new VPO homes being built in Rincón de la Victoria are the result of a collboration agreement between the central government, the Andalusian regional government and the town hall and is based on public-private partnerships supported by the European Union
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Environment
Costa del Sol environmentalists denounce tightropes and zipwires on protected building
Environmental group GENA–Ecologistas en Acción has reported its concerns to the Andalusian regional government after detecting people on the Molino de Papel watchtower, a historic building that has been declared a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC) in the protected Maro-Cerro Gordo Cliffs
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Courts
Man sentenced to three years in prison for having sex with minor on eastern Costa del Sol
The court heard that the 14-year-old girl was a friend of the man's nephew
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Urban development
'Capital' of eastern Costa del Sol secures 12 million euros in European funding
The so called ‘Ubi Nix Fit Sal’ initiative, will be managed by Vélez-Málaga town halls and will include around 20 projects to improve transport, historical heritage and coastal defence in the municipality
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Community relations
Eastern Costa del Sol town recognised by Moroccan Consulate in Spain for its support towards Muslim community
The meeting took place in Torrox following the tragic death of the Rabah family in November 2025 due to a gas leak in their home
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Health
Park named after psychiatrist who revolutionised mental health on eastern Costa del Sol
Authorities and service users praised Dr Manuel Martínez García de Castro for him hard work and humanity during the ceremony in Torre del Mar
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Health
Costa del Sol town creates new palliative care service
Vélez-Málaga town hall’s programme will provide up to 94 hours per month for patients in the advanced stages of illness and will ease the burden on family carers
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Urban development
Owner begins demolishing buildings on controversial Costa del Sol land
Larios has announced plans to modernise its farms on the Vega de Maro in Nerja and continues to process the project to develop a golf course, 500 homes and three hotels
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Curious stories
The mobile phone embedded in a pavement in a Malaga village
Four local residents left the Nokia as a joke while roadworks were being carried out in January 2008 and it is still in the same place today