Infrastructure
The publicly-owned water company that supplies the western strip of the coast will launch a number of projects this coming year
Politics
Good wishes, projects for the future and various demands feature in the local leaders' messages at the start of 2025
112 incident
The victim was shot several times in the lower extremities and police are investigating whether it is related to a similar incident in the Costa del Sol town on Christmas Eve
Retail
It will occupy a plot of land in the vicinity of the future Carrefour, which has also been confirmed at the eastern end of the urban expansion zone and where there is still the possibility of future growth
Transport
The new system, which includes the installation of a total of 148 cameras that are monitored by the Local Police, allows measures to be taken to avoid possible congestion on the roads, “especially during the summer season”
Transport
Vélez-Malaga council has designed a survey to ask the public what they think should happen to the infrastructure which has not operated since 2012
Drought crisis
Vélez-Málaga town hall and public water company Aqualia have incorporated leak detection equipment and pressure valves to optimise the functioning of the pipes
Sport
The arrival of swimming, football and athletics teams has grown by 47 per cent in the last year and their arrival helps to keep the Costa del Sol's hotel and hospitality industry active all year round
Crime
The boost to numbers follows an increase in the vehicle fleet and the incorporation of more technology in the day-to-day work of staff
Crime
The latest statistics for all types of reported crimes during the period between January and September 2024 have been released
Planning
There are 14 public holidays this year, two of them local to each of the 103 municipalities
Public transport
This number is significant as it was the figure that the first studies done 20 years ago predicted could be reached, once the network reached the city centre
Health
The first baby to be born in the Andalucía region was Lola, who was delivered at the Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas de Almeria
Community spirit
Instead of a registration fee, runners donated non-perishable food, clothes, toys and books, which will be distributed among local families in danger of social exclusion
Photography
The image taken in Árchez by Jean-Sebastien Evrard depicts the importance of the agricultural sector in the Axarquía