Sport
Torremolinos to host national bodybuilding championship this weekend
Around 300 athletes are expected to participate in the Titans of the Coast national cup at the town’s conference centre
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Beaches
Torremolinos enhances beaches with new themed showers
They take the form of skewered sardines, the Pimental tower, a rake and spade, and a crustacean and these are the locations where you can find them
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History
Willow steamboat's bow and stern raised from the water in Benalmádena marina
A large crane will work over the next few weeks to pull the central parts of the ship out of the water, in the final phase of a long scrapping operation involving 100 tonnes of metal
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Celebrity
Torremolinos to name streets after local people who have helped put town on the map
Among those who are to be honoured with this distinction are the celebrated flamenco dancer El Carrete de Torremolinos, and a person considered a true legend of the Costa del Sol's nightlife scene, Paul ‘El Punky’
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Business
SUR in English hosts the 2025 Top International Business Guide and Awards ceremony on the Costa del Sol
EY GDS Spain and Helle Hollis car rental received awards at the event at Beach Club Holiday World Resort in Benalmádena on Wednesday evening
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Animal welfare
Rescued loggerhead turtles are returned to Mediterranean Sea from Costa del Sol beach
Gloria and Paloma were nursed back to full health thanks to the Centro de Gestión del Medio Marino of the Junta de Andalucía and the collaboration of Selwo Marina in Benalmádena and Seashore in Tarifa
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112 incident
Hit-and-run victim searches for driver that left him seriously injured after knocking him off electric scooter in Benalmádena
The town's Local Police force has launched an investigation to identify the owner of the vehicle and the person who was driving it at the time of the accident
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Culture
Benalmádena's landmark El Bil Bil castle will close doors at the end of the summer to undergo renovations
Designed in 1927 by a foreign family, it was renovated in the 80s and 90s, when it was already in the hands of the town hall, which means that this project will be its biggest intervention since then
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Heritage
Torremolinos announces complete renovation of the 19th century ‘Barrabino’ mansion will be finished within a year
The 2.5-million-euro project will transform the property into a heritage and cultural centre, with a dedicated space for the history of tourism in the municipality
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Business
SUR in English celebrates international business on the Costa del Sol with latest edition of guide and awards ceremony
Now in its third year, the Top International Business Guide awards, part of this newspaper's commitment to linking communities and supporting local ventures, was live streamed from the Holiday World resort in Benalmádena Costa
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Business
These are the winners of the SUR in English Top International Business Guide Awards 2025
The glittering presentation ceremony is taking place this evening, Wednesday 28 May, and it will be live streamed direct from Holiday World Costa del Sol in Benalmádena
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Sport
Registration period opens for new functional race event in Torremolinos
One of the activities organised for the San Miguel fair, this new sports activity, which combines running, strength, endurance and mental resilience, will take place at the municipal sports complex
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Housing
The dozen residents of a development in Torremolinos at risk of eviction despite paying their rent
One of them has started a protest to demand that measures be taken against those responsible for the situation they find themselves in
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Community spirit
Pedalling from Lyon in France to Spain's Costa del Sol in order to raise cancer awareness
Grégoire Kopian has already set off on the 1,700 kilometre cycle journey to raise funds for research into brain tumours - a disease that affects his brother Victor, with whom he has spent many family holidays in Torremolinos
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Heritage
Who were the first inhabitants of the Cueva del Toro in Benalmádena?
After decades of neglect, this cave and its paintings are now in the hands of an international research team, which is using the latest technology to try to prove the presence of Neanderthals