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
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Infrastructure
Lift with panoramic views of Costa del Sol registers 25,000 users since opening in February
The revenue generated from the one-euro charge for the ride is allocated to creating social employment in the town
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Coummunity spirit
Spanish cancer association to host summer charity dinner in Benalmádena
The AECC fundraising event will be held at the Holiday World Beach Club Hotel, and it promises to offer a few surprises on the evening
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Community spirit
Community joins forces to raise funds for British and Irish bars destroyed in last weekend’s fire in Torremolinos
Local residents and other bar owners in the La Carihuela area launched a GoFundMe page this week to raise funds for Champagne Charlies and McGuire's, two of the eight establishments affected by the blaze
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Crime
Police arrest three after 57,000 euros stolen from one of the owners of well-known Torremolinos restaurant
The perpetrators devised a plan to rob the woman in her car as she was on her way to the bank to deposit the takings of the business
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Police probe 'settling of scores' theory after man stabbed and earlier fire at one of the bars affected by major blaze in Torremolinos
A total of eight commercial premises and six vehicles were badly damaged by flames during the latest incident in the early hours of Sunday morning
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Infrastructure
Major refurbishment of iconic Ovoide building enters its final stretch in Benalmádena
The project, budgeted at 725,000 euros, will improve the building's accessibility and energy efficiency