Sport
Registration period for Torremolinos beach triathlon opens
This year’s event offers new categories such as relays and couples, and is open to triathletes from youth to veteran category, as well as paralympic triathletes
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Infrastructure
Expansion of municipal sports complex and new car park proposed for Benalmádena
The project will consist of a three-storey car park with 170 indoor and 35 outdoor parking spaces, along with the addition of a new gymnasium
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Road safety
Almost 30 owners of electric scooters fined in Benalmádena for various offences
Police officers carried out checks on more than 200 personal mobility vehicle during a seven-day period in order to monitor compliance with the different safety and certification measures
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Legal dispute
Willow, the iconic Mississippi paddle steamer in Benalmádena marina, finally set to be removed and scrapped
The town hall estimates the process, which will take around 120 days, will cost more than 90,500 euros. However, it remains to be seen who will ultimately pay the cost...
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Environment
Railway company explains why it cut down 35 trees next to Costa del Sol train tracks
Adif has responded after a Torremolinos councillor accused them of felling the trees without seeking permission from municipal authorities
José Rodríguez Cámara |
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Drought crisis
Owners of private swimming pools on Costa del Sol donate a further 320,000 litres of water to local council
The town hall in Benalmádena will use the two latest donations to irrigate parks and gardens and help keep the streets clean
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Festival
Registration opens for Torremolinos festival that celebrates the town's foreign population
Last year, a total of 17 associations took part in the multicultural festival - an event that focuses on the traditions, culture and cuisine of the different nationalities that make up the town
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Population
Population of Torremolinos surpasses 70,000 for first time in history with a mix of 125 different nationalities
The Costa del Sol town is heading in the right direction to reach the goal of 75,000 and 'Large Population Municipality' status, which would bring significant benefits with it
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Social care
Torremolinos to name new centre in honour of 'one of the most important women in the recent history' of the town
Due to open in June on the site of the old market, it will be another honour to a family that has played an important role in the development of the Costa del Sol town since it received its independence in 1988
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History
Torremolinos marks 35 years of self-government by honouring ‘one of the most outstanding women in the history of the town’
Isabel Manoja was posthumously named a ‘favourite daughter’ because she was a person with a “special social involvement in the municipality and very active regarding the cause of its autonomy”
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Environment
Controversy after 35 established trees felled next to Costa del Sol train tracks
A town councillor has criticised Adif for cutting down the eucalyptus trees in Torremolinos "without anyone's permission"
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Property dispute
Squatters add to problems of troubled seafront apartment block in Benalmádena
The case, which is already in the courts, has angered residents of the Tamarindos apartments, especially after the occupiers of the lower floors of the building lit a fire to warm themselves
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Education
This is the Costa del Sol school in which 32 different nationalities co-exist
The Playamar secondary school has grown from just 700 to 1,260 pupils, now offering a diverse mix of languages spoken, cultural and religious beliefs
José Rodríguez Cámara |
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Tourism
Torremolinos promotes Europride 27 bid at ITB in Berlin
The final decision of which place will host this major event will be taken in October and the Costa del Sol town sees itself as well placed to win
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Crime
Man arrested in connection with death of young Norwegian woman whose body was found in street on Costa del Sol
Police have detained a 33-year-old alleged drug dealer on suspicion of homicide following the discovery Anne Mathea Morken's body next to a pedestrian crossing in Torremolinos in September
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