Infrastucture
Resurfacing work to improve safety on busy A-7053 road comes to an end in Mijas
It affected the stretch of the Camino de Coín between the entrance to the La Cala Hills residential development and Parque El Esparragal
Tony Bryant
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Animal welfare
Visitor park for tourist donkeys planned on the Costa del Sol
The 'El Burrito de Mijas' project will feature new spacious stables and an area where the animals will be able to roam in semi-freedom in their retirement
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Weather
Mijas tornado leaves at least half a million euros of damage in its wake
The storm Emilia weather phenomenon early on Tuesday morning uprooted trees, caused the collapse of the Christmas lighting installed on the La Cala boulevard and also damaged the resort's beaches
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112 incident
Multi-vehicle crash in Mijas following Costa del Sol motorway car chase at 200 km/h
The Guardia Civil arrested the passenger in the first car, but the driver, who, according to witnesses, was carrying an object in his hand, managed to escape on foot
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112 incident
This is the moment a car went up in flames next to petrol station on Costa del Sol
Firefighters from Benalmádena were called on to extinguish the flames and make the area safe
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Storm Emilia
Waterspout lifts up boats and destroys Christmas decorations in La Cala de Mijas
Weather agency Aemet believes there was a small tornado, with very strong winds during the early hours of Tuesday morning that destroyed trees and urban furniture
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Environment
Ninth monitoring station in Malaga province for Mediterranean 'super plant' Posidonia installed in Calahonda
The regional government of Andalucía, in collaboration with Malaga University and Marbella-based organisation Produnas, has installed a new device to monitor this marine plant capable of improving the health of the planet and the coast
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Costa del Sol
Fuengirola steps up security over the Christmas period
The National and Local Police and the fire services have agreed to introduce a series of special services for five major Christmas events in the town aimed at reinforcing public order
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Costa del Sol
Fuengirola aims to break Guinness World Record for longest line of pizzas
The initiative, which takes place on the seafront promenade on 17 December, is organised by the Antonio Pucci pizzería and will include 30 chefs who will attempt to lay out 2,100 pizzas
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Population
Fuengirola is Spain's fifth largest municipality in terms of number of bars per capita
The Costa del Sol province is home to the towns with most bars and restaurants in all Andalucía, including Torremolinos and Marbella
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Tourism
Fuengirola opens application period for the operation next summer of seven seafront kiosks
The evaluation of the applications will be carried out by the social services department, which will prioritise people with limited resources when allocating the kiosks
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Costa del Sol
Fuengirola town hall launches new urban tree replanting plan
The initiative includes the planting of eleven different species in more than 50 public areas that have been left empty due to incidents or disease affecting the previous trees
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Crime
Five suspects arrested in connection with kidnapping and murder in Mijas in attempt to steal cryptoassets
The detainees reportedly assaulted a couple, shot the man and took them to a house, where they held them hostage for several hours while trying to access their assets
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Charity
La Cala de Mijas Lions use December to support the needy during the festive season
Along with the recent seasonal lunch held in Mijas that was attended by more than 100 people, the club has launched an appeal for Christmas gifts to be donated to families in danger of social exclusion
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Charity
Fuengirola to host charity concert to help promote equality and social justice
The festive choral performance, held at the youth centre on Saturday 13 December, is organised by the town hall, with the collaboration of the local Adventist church, and the ADRA foundation, an organisation that works to eradicate poverty and improve the living conditions of vulnerable groups