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This is the moment a car on fire in Mijas spectacularly exploded shooting debris into the sky
A part of the vehicle, believed to be a Ferrari, flew through the air over several buildings - much to the surprise of onlookers
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A part of the vehicle, believed to be a Ferrari, flew through the air over several buildings - much to the surprise of onlookers
Music festival
This year’s concerts generated an estimated economic impact of more than 30 million euros in the Costa del Sol town and the attendance figures were the best in the festival’s eight-year existence
Olivia's La Cala, a luxury restaurant located in La Cala de Mijas, is hosting Santa's Brunch, a chance to meet Santa and have brunch
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Animal welfare
A group of 200 colleagues from a top artificial intelligence company based in Marbella helped out at the Mijas sanctuary for mistreated animal
Anniversary
On Saturday, 16 December, firefighters from all over the country will be competing in a race which involves running up more than 200 steps in full kit - weighing up to 30 kilos - at a Costa del Sol hotel
The group spent the day volunteering at Donkey Dreamland in Mijas, including painting and cleaning the facilities
The festive celebration was also used to present the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award to Karen Frost, a volunteer who has worked at the charity’s second-hand shop for more than five years
Charity
Two Mijas residents have launched their third Christmas appeal to buy presents for the children at the Ciudad de los Niños
Employment
The 'Torreón' is the only one on the Costa to house a museum and employs members of the Afesol charity's special employment centre
The new service has been launched to help locals air their opinions concerning problems, or suggest measures to improve the district
Environment
A dozen schools participated in the initiative, which is part of The Magic of Christmas, a festive exhibition that can be viewed at the municipal museum until 4 January
Carol singing, concerts and the Father Christmas Village are some of the activities programmed in the town for the coming season
Alan Boardman, who has raised thousands of euros for local worthy causes with his Mijas Walking Tours group, is heading to the West African country next month, where he says “there is an acute need for eyeglasses of all kinds”
The town hall is calling on residents to help raise 250,000 euros to fund two new home care teams in order to cope with "growing demand"
The town hall has finally removed a boat that was used to transport drugs, a year and a half after it was abandoned on the beach
