Leisure
This is what the new 240,000-euro skate park on prime site in Torremolinos will be like
The leisure scheme been designed by Daniel Yabar, an architect specialised in these spaces with projects all over Spain
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Education
Junta awards 10.2-million-euro contract to build new 'eco' secondary school in Benalmádena Pueblo
The construction of the four-level educational centre will take around two years and have capacity for 500 students
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Sport
Torremolinos launches wide-ranging programme of sports activities in lead up to the San Miguel fair
The first event is the Cañada del Lobo vertical race which provides the opportunity to take in the stunning views of the coastline from the mountain slopes above the town
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Finances
Benalmádena reduces its municipal debt to zero five years ahead of schedule while still offering 'cheapest vehicle tax on Costa del Sol'
The original repayment target for the 1.25-million-euro debt was 2030, which the mayor said was a milestone that had not been reached in over 30 years
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Crime
Costa karate coach provided two of his victims with scholarships at a prestigious private school where he was involved
The suspect, now aged 70, has been remanded in custody while being investigated by the National Police in connection with a number of historic sexual assault offences involving minors
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Health
Torremolinos mayor to undergo one last procedure after overcoming breast cancer
Margarita del Cid has said that "there are no traces of the disease left" but she will need "a few days" off from her duties at the head of the town hall
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Education
Benalmádena carries out renovation work on schools ahead of new term
The council in the Costa del Sol town said "it reflects a firm commitment to improving the maintenance and upkeep of all educational centres"
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Sport
Benalmádena reopens sports complex with new pitch after major refurb
The Junta and the town hall have invested 372,000 euros to improve the facilities named after one of its most illustrious sons, the footballer Francisco Alarcón 'Isco'
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Tourism
Benalmádena unveils plans to modernise landmark El Bil Bil castle annex
The town hall will refurbish this space and convert it into a tourist office, with an investment of 827,000 euros
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Leisure
Benalmádena's new Ibn al-Baytar 'green lung' park starts to take shape
The town hall has resumed work on the first phase and put the second of the six out to tender, with a total investment of 5 million euros
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Several properties evacuated and roads closed due to latest wildfire on Costa del Sol
Plan Infoca reported the blaze in the area of Santangelo Oeste, close to the A-7 motorway, at around 12.45pm this Monday afternoon
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Wha to do
Benalmádena rounds off 'excellent summer' with one 'most successful' Arab souks in recent years
The four-day event held in the Pueblo at the weekend attracted an estimated 12,000 visitors in total
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Crime
National karate coach arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting several minors on Costa del Sol
The victims have claimed that the abuse began when they were young children and it continued into their teens. Police have not ruled out that more may be more
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Water supply
Benalmádena gives green light to its new water use regulations
The town hall said the municipality is "better prepared than ever" to deal with any future drought crises
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Community spirit
Costa del Sol's entertainment scene unites for Bowel Cancer UK fundraiser
As with last year’s event, which raised almost 21,000 euros, the all-day fundraiser in Benalmádena Costa will present many of the coast’s most established entertainers