THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 14 - 17 Issue No. 1899 25 Nov - 1 Dec 2021
Elderly centres VELEZ MALAGA Council has announced that day care centres for the elderly in the area will reopen their workshops and activities on Wednesday, December 1. The council said it will al‐ so be reopening the dining room at the Torre del Mar day centre. Councillor Jesus Perez Atencia said that the re‐ openings “will always be carried out under security measures and with an ac‐ tion protocol that allows the stay of the elderly in these centres to be safe. We believe that within the active ageing plan it is es‐ sential to have these work‐ shops underway.” The councillor for the El‐ derly, David Segura, added: “This reopening will take effect on December 1 to re‐ turn to the usual schedule. We hope that the health circumstances improve or continue as before so that we do not have to go back on the steps we are an‐ nouncing today.” The workshops will be limited to 10 participants and the council has called on atten‐ dees to be responsible when at the day centres.
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NERJA SCHOOLS: Government funding will see upgrades to local schools.
THE Andalucian regional government is set to invest €660,000 to improve the infrastructure and equipment at schools in Nerja. The mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, praised the involvement of the Ministry of Education in improv‐ ing schools. Speaking on Tuesday November 23, Mayor Armijo said: “The government of the Junta de Andalucia is carrying out actions that represent an invest‐ ment of €660,000 to carry out works in two schools and a high school in the town. “[With these actions] the regional Ministry of Education is making a real commitment to the educational com‐ munity and to the public schools in Andalucia, and specifically in the
province of Malaga,” he concluded. The funding will see upgrades to schools around Nerja, including re‐ pairs to the façade of the CEIP Narixa and the adaptation of a toilet in the CEIP Nueva Nerja. Likewise, the re‐ gional administration has planned for the integral repair of the building known as the Caseron and the adap‐ tation of spaces for educational courses. The Junta de Andalucia will also be carrying out works throughout Axar‐ quia and a total of 35 projects will re‐ ceive an investment of more than €12 million, which will be added to the new aid for the projects requested by the schools. This works out as €20,000 per action, with a maximum of two per centre.
MORE than 500 streets in Malaga City have been decorated with Christmas lights. There are more than half a million points of LED lighting around the city, and around 80 of these streets and roundabouts are in emblematic areas of Malaga. There are also 85 natural trees lit up, 37 figures, one area with a garland, 30 grouped motifs, 85 lamppost motifs, three three‐dimensional struc‐ tures, 218 arches and six signs. In addition to Calle Larios, which this year will be hosting its traditional musical show again, this Christmas the Alameda, Plaza de la Marina and Paseo del Parque also have a new role. In keeping with its new image after its renova‐ tion, the Alameda offers elegant lighting and spectacular decoration both during the day and at night, made up of 500 LED strings of glossy leaves and lights. Along with the Christmas lights, in several streets of the Historic Centre there will be music played from 11am to 1pm and from 5pm to 9pm both in Calle Larios, San Juan, Puerta del Mar and Calle Nueva starting on November 27. This music will be composed of interpretations by artists from Malaga as well as popular Christ‐ mas carols.