Nerja Residents Day - in pictures
A number of associations took part in the event on Sunday in Plaza de España
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112 incident
Body of missing Nerja resident is found after he disappeared in Maro almost a month ago
The lifeless body of Miguel Ramírez Fortes, 66, who had senile dementia, was found near the village of Maro on Saturday
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What to do
Top-of-the-range model aircraft take to the skies of the Costa del Sol this weekend
The festival is taking place at an airfield near Vélez-Málaga and will feature scale replicas of real aircraft from Spain and Portugal, some of which have a four-metre wingspan and can reach speeds of 300km/h
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Community spirit
Costa del Sol town prepares to celebrate its residents' day
Nerja's annual event which aims to promote its strong Spanish and foreign communities, is taking place on Plaza de España, near the iconic Balcón de Europa, on Sunday 27 April
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Sport
Costa del Sol town's new football pitch nears completion
The final total investment in the Santa Rosa sports and leisure complex in El Morche is expected to exceed nine million euros
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Food and drink
Country fair to be held in support of businesses in Malaga village hit by devastating autumn floods
Benamargosa was one of the worst affected places in the province when heavy rains caused the river of the same name to burst its banks on 13 November
Jennie Rhodes |
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Local government
Meet the young Costa del Sol councillor who's combining politics with university studies
Ignacio Cuadra Torres took up the position at Rincón de la Victoria town hall following the departure of Olga Cervantes
José Rodríguez Cámara |
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Local government
Residents protest against vote of no confidence in mayor of Malaga village
Around 100 people took to the streets of Totalán after opposition councillors tried to unseat Victor Martín
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Community spirit
Costa del Sol town hall promises funding for new facility for people with disabilities
Representatives from El Taller de la Amistad in Nerja met with the mayor, José Alberto Armijo, to discuss projects that are in the pipeline
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Traditional industries
The only working sugar cane honey factory in southern Europe is in Malaga and it is celebrating its 300th anniversary this year
It produces around 500 tonnes of the product annually, which is sold in the main supermarkets in Spain, including Mercadona, Carrefour and El Corte Inglés, among others. It is also exported abroad
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Water crisis
This is the 30km pipeline that will put an end to water supply problems in seven Malaga towns and villages
The Junta de Andalucía regional government and the provincial authority, the Diputación de Málaga, will co-finance the project to the tune of 12 million euros
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Nature
Watch as around 30 dolphins put on a show close to shore on Costa del Sol
A pod of cetaceans approached a beach on the eastern coast of Malaga province, apparently chasing a large school of fish on which to feed
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Security
Costa del Sol town to recruit more Local Police officers in 2025
The town hall has agreed to replace officers who are retiring in the coming months and it will also take on new staff
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Crime
Police bust Costa del Sol cannabis club that operated as drug dealing point
Three people aged 23, 28 and 43 have been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking after the National Police found rooms set up for growing marijuana
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Culture
Costa del Sol town will stage its 46th cultural week between 25 April and 4 May
The packed event programme will bring together almost 40 activities including music, theatre, literature, folklore, sport and painting
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