Security
Estepona boosts Local Police force with nine new officers
The Consistory is also calling for the recruitment of 10 new police officers, and another 5 will soon begin their training period after having passed the last test.
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Lottery
National lottery draw leaves a first prize of more than 800,000 euros in Estepona
The winning ticket was sold in the lottery kiosk located on Avenida de Andalucía in the Costa del Sol resort
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36-year-old man dies after motorbike crashes into lamppost in Estepona
The fatal road traffic accident also left one person injured who was rushed to the Costa del Sol hospital in Marbella
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Drought crisis
Possible summer start for Estepona desalination plants
One desalination unit will be for brackish well water, while two more will treat seawater. The portable plants are being manufactured in the Canary Islands and Almeria
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Food and drink
The wine that is aged 20 metres under the sea off the Costa del Sol
The underwater winery takes advantage of a oyster and scallop farm to bring their red, white and sparkling wines to market
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Property
Luxury apartments in Estepona back in spotlight over community president's latest salary increase
Stephen Hills, with the support of absent owners who have given him their vote, now earns more than 100,000 euros at the helm of the Torre Bermeja residential development
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Education
Swedish school officially opens to serve Estepona area of Costa del Sol
This is the eighth international Swedish school in Spain and the 18th in the world
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Community spirit
Cudeca charity shop in Estepona moves to bigger premises
The store, which will be run by a team of around 30 dedicated volunteers, will help Cudeca to continue providing free palliative care for people with advanced-stage illnesses on the Costa del Sol
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Tourism
Punta Chullera: This is the westernmost beach on Spain's Costa del Sol
Also known as Punta Cala Sardina, this beauty spot is located in Manilva, overlooking the Rock of Gibraltar, and it has a valuable coastal ecosystem
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Ten-year-old boy rushed to intensive care unit by air ambulance after being pulled from hotel pool on the Costa del Sol
A doctor who was on the scene carried out resuscitation manoeuvres, as did 061 health personnel, who finally transferred the child by helicopter to the Hospital Materno Infantil in Malaga
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Planning
Five companies battle it out for 16-million-euro contract to build new boulevard park in Estepona
The Parque Central will have unique elements such as plazas, water features, parks and shaded areas, and the project is expected to take 20 months to complete
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Leader of religious group arrested on Costa del Sol for allegedly abusing several followers for 25 years
National Police officers have detained a 61-year-old man in Estepona and have so far identified two victims, one of whom was a minor when the alleged abuse began
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One person rushed to hospital after latest shooting incident on the Costa del Sol
A 33-year-old man was shot and wounded in the early hours of this Saturday morning, according to 112 Andalucía
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Restored Estepona castle to become a museum
Conservation work on the Castillo de San Luis, a coastal fortress built at the end of the 16th century and located in the town centre, will soon be completed
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Two youths stabbed, one of them seriously, after row over a scooter in Estepona
Both have been arrested for assaulting each other with a knife, as well as a third man for allegedly actively collaborating in the brawl