Charity
La Cala Lions offer support to Fuengirola-based fibromyalgia association
Apaffer offers a programme of activities for people suffering with the disorder that causes pain and discomfort throughout the body, as well as fatigue and insomnia
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Health
Mijas students to benefit from mental health and risk behaviour prevention programme
The main objective of the initiative is to offer young people emotional support to prevent behaviours such as self-harm or suicidal ideation
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Business
Fuengirola's new Emprende business development centre ready to open its doors
The entrepreneurship support facility, which cost 514,000 euros, will help promote the creation of new businesses in the municipality
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Charity
Bancosol seeks volunteers on the Costa for food bank's Christmas collection campaign in supermarkets
The organisation is also appealing for customers to make a donation to the Gran Recogida campaign at the checkout, to help the needy in the lead up to the festive season
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Retail
New superstore in Mijas Costa to create 100 jobs
The 2,500-square-metre first phase of the new Carrefour hypermarket is open and the forecast is that within a year it will be double that size
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Events
Big turnout of bikers expected for Fuengirola Challenge motorcycle rally weekend
Organised by I Bike Spain and Motomercado, the weekend will kick off on Friday with a gala and proceeds will be donated to the association of relatives of Alzheimer's patients in Fuengirola and Mijas
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Social services
Two children taken into care after being found living with mother in unhealthy conditions in Mijas
The pair aged 8 and 14, lived in a caravan on a dirt camping area and didn't attend school
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Art
A tour of the 400 pieces of art which grace a five-star hotel on the Costa del Sol
The Higuerón Hotel in Fuengirola shows off its eclectic and valuable collection in monthly guided tours open to its guests and the general public
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Infoca declares the Mijas wildfire 'extinguished'
At the height of the blaze, which started in the early hours of Sunday morning, some 300 local residents were evacuated from their homes as a precautionary measure
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'I thought we were going to die': Residents recount horror stories of the Mijas wildfire
Some people were awakened just moments before the flames swept through their homes, fleeing in the middle of the night with nothing but the clothes they had on their backs
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Business
First international business fair in Mijas declared a 'resounding success'
Organised by Costa Women and Mijas town hall, more than 30 businesses and associations attended the event, which showcased products and services offered by locally-based entrepreneurs
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The horror of the Mijas wildfire, in pictures
Investigators are working to clarify the exact cause of the major fire on Sunday, which led to the evacuation of 300 people from their homes
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Mijas wildfire declared 'controlled' after burning 250 hectares of land and totally destroying one property
Investigators are working to clarify the exact cause of the major fire on Sunday, which led to the evacuation of 300 people from their homes
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Nature
Senior citizens in Fuengirola offered free admission to Bioparc, but for one day only
The initiative is thanks to an agreement signed between the town hall and the Costa de Sol animal park
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Wildfire
Mijas wildfire considered 'stabilised' and the 300 people evacuated from their homes on the Costa del Sol allowed to return
Five aircraft and almost 100 firefighters on the ground have been battling the fire for most of the day and their task was made more complicated by winds gusting up to 80 km/h, this Sunday