Culture
Torremolinos Hotel documentary triumphs at film festival in Portugal
The film focuses on the history of the Costa del Sol resort from the 1950s, when it went from being a small fishing village to an international tourism destination
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Fundraising
Cudeca launches latest fundraising campaign on the Costa
The Sunflower Movement appeal aims to raise 250,000 euros to increase the number of home care teams from seven to nine in order to cope with the rising number of housebound patients
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Environment
Torremolinos announces comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Costa del Sol town's low emissions zone for vehicles (ZBE), designed to comply with Spain's Climate Change Law, will come into force at the beginning of next year
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Community
Benalmádena hopes to better understand the needs of residents with new initiative
The municipality will be divided into districts with their own councillor whose “priority objective” will be to “listen and understand the demands of the residents”
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Business
Foreign investment fund is 'very interested' in troubled Tivoli amusement park on Costa del Sol
Benalmádena town said it is “excited” about the possibility of an agreement that will see the reopening of the park, which has been closed for three years
Lorena Cádiz |
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Council
Should town hall pay for repairs to church clock from public funds?
Controversy has arisen over a grant of more than 4,000 euros from the local council to the Diocese to fund repairs to the Santo Domingo de Guzmán clock in Benalmádena
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Crime
Lorry driver arrested after fatal hit-and-run of pedestrian on Costa del Sol motorway
The suspect apparently fled the scene on the A-7 in Torremolinos without giving any help to the 57-year-old male victim
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Animal welfare
Investigations launched in Benalmádena after complaints of animals living in 'deplorable' conditions
Animal welfare organisations lodged a complaint with the town hall sparking the town's Local Police to visit the two areas in question
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La Carihuela tourist hub in Torremolinos set to undergo a major transformation
The demolition of an old building and El Canarias restaurant will give way to luxury apartments and a trendy beach bar
Lorena Cádiz |
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Hundreds of walkers brave the weather on the Costa del Sol in support of breast cancer
Two walks took place simultaneously from Torremolinos and Benalmádena on Sunday to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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History
Benalmádena history centre opens for second time
It first opened in November last year, before the municipal elections, and now it has been inaugurated again with the permanent exhibition by the new town mayor
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Tourism
Is Torremolinos a tourist town, or not?
The popular Costa del Sol holiday destination has official recognition at a regional level but not at a state level in Spain. Find out why and what the Town Hall plans to do about it ...
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112 incident
Driver flees scene after fatally hitting a man on the A-7 in Torremolinos
Police are trying to find the motorist who struck the individual who was apparently walking on the busy motorway
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Music
Benalmádena Pueblo independent music festival attracts bumper audience
Benalfest, which promotes emerging local bands, is consolidating itself as one of the town’s key autumn cultural events
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Crime
Still no date set for desperately needed new National Police station in Torremolinos
Even though Spain's Ministry of Interior allocated 5.6 million euros for the construction of new headquarters at the beginning of 2022 the project is still "being processed, according to a government delegate
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