Benalmádena gardens to be restored to original design
They were designed by César Manrique, the architect, sculptor and painter celebrated for his inspirational work on the island of Lanzarote
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Benalmádena Chess Festival attracts world-class competitors
The championships will take place between 25 and 28 February and help put the Costa del Sol resort on the 'world chess map'
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Torremolinos to host month-long programme to mark International Women's Day
Under the slogan Any Goal is Ours, the events are designed to recognise the role of women in sport, which the town's mayor said «perfectly symbolises the progress and achievements in terms of equality, and also the great pending challenges that we have faced»
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Four new motorcycles for Benalmádena's Local Police force
The vehicles are fully equipped for the police with telescopic signal mast, siren and fire extinguisher
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Nuevitas, Benalmádena's Cuban twin town
In the mid-nineties, the Costa del Sol town made ties with this Cuban beach paradise, famous for its tourism and industry
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Recovery of tourism on Costa del Sol highlighted by shorter seasonal closedowns
The largest hotel resort on the coast, Holiday World Resort, has already reopened much of the complex and is predicting a 75 per cent occupancy rate for the rest of February
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Torremolinos celebrates career of the 'Gypsy Fred Astaire' with spectacular tribute
Some of flamenco's most renowned performers came together for a show that honoured the life and extraordinary 70-year career of flamboyant flamenco dancer, José Losada, El Carrete
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Torremolinos unemployment figures continue to fall
The decrease is set to continue as the hospitality industry generally takes on extra staff in anticipation of an influx of tourists and visitors at Easter
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Thousands rock up to Torremolinos Rockin' Race Jamboree... in images
Some 20,000 people took part in the four-day event, which recreated the feel of the American music scene in the '50s, with more than 40 bands from around the world
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Latest data reveals almost 20% of the population of Torremolinos are foreigners
A total of 120 nationalities reside in the town: after the Spanish the Moroccan population is the highest, followed by the British, Italian and the Chinese - according to the census
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1,200 competitors take part in Torremolinos half marathon
Sunday's race attracted runners from all over Malaga province and further afield, of which, approximately 25 per cent were foreign athletes
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More than 20,000 retro music fans descend on Torremolinos for Rockin' Race Jamboree
Organisers claim that the four-day festival, the most important rock and roll event in Europe, attracted a record number of fans to the town and generated more than 4million euros of income for the local area
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Benalmádena launches free English-language creative writing workshops
The Writing from the Art workshop offers a series of four sessions during February that are open to writers of all levels, but are especially designed for beginners and intermediate writers
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Days numbered for the half-sunken Mississippi paddle steamer in Benalmádena marina
The town hall has won an appeal against a sentence that ordered it to pay 400,000 euros to the Willow's owners, who must now cover the costs of removing the old boat by a set date
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Torremolinos remembers victims and survivors of the Holocaust
A commemoration service, attended by members of the local Jewish communities and associations, along with Robert Stern, son of a Holocaust survivor, marked the liberation in 1945 of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau