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Feria security VISITORS to the Nerja Feria (October 9-13) wishing to report any incident that happens at the fairground can call the emergency number 670004909. Local Police officers are to be on patrol during the festivities.
Beer fest VELEZ MALAGA Council is to celebrate Tourist Day and Beer Fest on Avenida Tore Tore in Torre del Mar on Saturday October 11 from 1pm to 7pm. There will be foreign beers at affordable prices and typical German dishes.
Good turnout MORE than 7,000 people have visited the Antonio Montiel exhibition at Casa Fuerte Bezmiliana in Rincon de la Victoria since its inauguration one-and-a-half months ago, according to Culture Councillor Antonio Jose Martin.
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A €26m cash boost THE Central Government is to allocate more than €26 million to the Axarquia. According to figures from the General State Budget (PGE), recently made public by the Ministry of the Treasury and Public Administrations, the Axarquia is to be allocated more than €26 million in 2015. The funds are to be invested in a series of projects and programmes. President of the Municipality Commonwealth of Costa del Sol Axarquia, Oscar Medina, welcomed the news and said the projects were of the utmost importance to Axarquia residents and that
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they would bring about farreaching improvements to agriculture, sanitation and transport infrastructure. The allocation of PGE funds takes into account that tourism is one of the
driving forces of the economy in western and eastern Costa del Sol, so €12.5 million is to be used to improve Malaga beaches, said Medina. “Let us not forget the great
Killer is sentenced to six years at a mental hospital A MAN is to serve a six-year sentence for killing a mentally-disabled patient. A Malaga Court sentenced the man to six years at a mental hospital for killing a patient from the Velez Malaga Mental Disability Centre where both used to live. According to the court’s final ruling, the defendant “took advantage of the victim’s physical and mental deterioration.” The victim fell to the ground hitting his head on the pavement and the defendant started to
hit him and to stamp on his chest, which caused him internal injuries that resulted in his death the following day, said the court. Furthermore, the ruling states that the defendant was mentally handicapped at the time and displayed behavioural disorders which affected his intellect. The defendant is to spend the next six years at a mental institution. He is also to pay the victim’s family €10,000 in compensation.
potential of the Axarquia coast, from Rincon de la Victoria, Velez-Malaga and Nerja to Algarrobo and Torrox beaches,” he added.
Restoration projects THREE of the old Alcazaba-Fortaleza towers in Velez Malaga are being restored. The project, in which Velez Malaga Council has invested €150,000, is also focusing on an Arabic wall dating back to the 12th century. “Restoring our heritage is one of the goals of this administration as we have done since we took office,” said Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Operative Services Councillor Concepcion Labao.