Education
The Coín school that is home to more than 20 nationalities
Montecillos secondary school organises a Feria de las Culturas, with traditional products from its pupils’ countries of origin
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Crime
Largest cache of laughing gas seized in Europe found in Malaga province
Guardia Civil investigators seized 21,000 litres of the illegal substance inside a warehouse in Alhaurín el Grande
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112 incident
Well-known homeless man found dead in Guadalhorce valley town
A family found his body when they went to look for him in the tent where he lived, after not seeing him for several weeks
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Events
Alhaurín el Grande locals open up flower-filled patios to visitors
The town has organised a patio festival this weekend enabling people to get a peek behind closed doors to see home courtyards full of colourful pots and plants
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Environment
Guadalhorce valley town launches latest initiative to eliminate cockroaches and rodents
These actions are carried out periodically with the arrival of the summer season’s high temperatures, as this is the period of greatest proliferation of rats and other pests
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Education
Cártama youngsters promote integration and coexistence with new friendship benches
Children between five and 15 years of age have been involved in the initiative which provides safe places for people to talk together, especially those who experience conditions like anxiety and depression
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Community spirit
Popular Costa choir to host summer concert in aid of two local charities
The Andalusian Performing Arts Society (TAPAS) will perform their latest show, Our Own Kind of Music, at Alhaurín el Grande Golf Club on Saturday 22 June
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Planning
Renovation of gardens surrounding Cártama's Roman cross completed
The Cruz de Humilladero is a relic that was discovered during archaeological excavations carried out in the middle of the 18th century
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Escape
Beers and tapas this weekend in Coín: the Birra&Art Festival is back
Over the next ten days, the capital of the Guadalhorce valley is hosting its annual craft beer festival and culinary competition
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112 incident
'Wolf girl' who grew up in Swiss forest is rescued in Coín
Authorities in Spain and Switzerland have now coordinated the repatriation of the teenager who was described as "at risk"
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Art and culture
Alhaurín de la Torre artist returns home after journey from Kolkata to Lisbon
The young artist reinterprets Romanticism with 18 paintings in her collection On the Earth and Under the Sky, which focuses on the fragility of the human being
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Law enforcement
Cártama police ‘increase safety of public and officers’ with new electronic temporary immobilisation weapon
The town hall has spent 7,800 euros on the equipment, which is also fitted with a camera that is activated once it is taken out of the holster so that any situation in which it is used will be recorded
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Heritage
Cártama continues to improve its image with juicy new sculpture
It consists of two half-oranges and a lemon in order to pay tribute to citrus fruits, a crop deeply rooted in Malaga province's Guadalhorce valley region
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What to do
Cártama to host verdiales festival, one of the best-known cultural and musical traditions of Malaga, on Sunday
This event, one of the most important of its kind in the province, will include the participation of 12 pandas (groups) of the three styles: Comares, Almogía and Montes
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Community spirit
The retired British doctor raising awareness of ovarian cancer with 780km pilgrimage in Spain
Steve Eckersall, who has lived on the Costa del Sol for four years, will walk the Camino de Santiago in memory of his wife, who died in February aged 58
Tony Bryant |