Health
Music therapy helps stimulate memory in Estepona's nursing homes
Singer Ana Fargasthe aims to help the older people by using songs that were important to them in their past
David Lerma
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Sport
Estepona climbing wall begins to takes shape
The new facility will be to host international competitions among elite climbers
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History
Estepona to restore historic castle at cost of half-a-million euros
A walkway will be installed that will allow visitors to see the castle interior and view the remains of the different historical phases of the building
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Crime
This is the moment a young man was arrested for theft and smashing up shops and bars in Estepona
The detained individual was allegedly responsible for at least five burglaries that caused considerable damage to premises
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Crime
Hooded gunman shoots customer in Estepona nightclub before fleeing scene
The victim was rushed to the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella with a gunshot wound, after the incident
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Estepona up against stiff competition from UK and Holland for prestigious 'European City of the Year' award
The Costa del Sol resort is up against the British city of Exeter and Amersfoot, in the Netherlands
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Drought crisis
Estepona introduces measures to help tackle drought crisis in the province by cutting water use by 10 per cent
The move prohibits the use of potable water for golf course irrigation, filling private swimming pools, use in public showers and washing cars at home
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Environment
Estepona becomes first town on the Costa del Sol to create a Low Emission Zone
Spain’s Climate Change Law demands that from 2023 every town and city with more than 50,000 inhabitants must introduce Low Emission Zones (ZBE)
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Memorial
Sierra Bermeja remembers the brave forest firefighter who lost his life tackling major blaze in 2021
Carlos Martínez Haro died in a wildfire that burnt more than 7,600 hectares of land and forced almost 3,000 people to evacuate their homes - including many on the Costa del Sol
David Lerma |
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Smelly stream to go underground
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Divers invited to take part in seabed clean up
Vanessa Melgar | -
Town planning
Estepona resumes its municipal asphalt plan with the resurfacing of 50 roads
The work, which was put on hold during main summer holiday months, has a budget of over one million euros and will take around ten weeks
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Town planning
Vertical gardens and fountains, a sneak peek of what Estepona's striking new boulevard will look like
The aim is to link the seafront promenade with the centre with a 22,000 square metre space that will become the 'nerve centre' of the town
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Crime
Man arrested for filming naked children using showers on Estepona beach
Police officers, who also searched the hotel room where the suspect was staying, arrested the indivdual on child pornography charges after finding 50 videos of naked children on his mobile phone
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112 incident
Paddle board surfer and a family member who was trying to help her rescued from sea in Estepona
The incident has come to light as a major search operation continues for two young men who went into the sea on a paddle board from Huelin beach in Malaga on Sunday
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