THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 12 - 15 Issue No. 1913
GOING GREEN T O R R OX is at the forefront of Spain with its modern and ecological cleaning technology. The Torrox Town Council has acquired 40 new ecological ve‐ hicles for street clean‐ ing, making Axarquía the most innovative and sustainable mu‐ nicipality in Spain. “We want to contin‐ ue to be one of the cleanest cities in Spain and this modern machinery will give the town of Torrox a leap in quality,” said Mayor Óscar Medina during the presenta‐ tion of the new clean‐ ing fleet, which has in‐ volved an investment of €7 million. Medina explained that the cleaning ser‐ vice had become ob‐ solete both because of the machinery, which was very noisy and annoying for the residents, and be‐ cause of the lack of coverage of the new urbanisations in the municipality. Torrox has experi‐ enced extremely im‐ portant population growth over recent years. Since 2015, the municipality has in‐ creased its population by 20 per cent. All the innovations will be accompanied by an awareness cam‐ paign because “no matter how much ef‐ fort we make, it will not be possible to keep the municipality clean without the col‐ laboration of the citi‐ zens.”
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FOOTBALLING CUP FIRST RINCON RACE: Marking International Women’s Day.
Running for a good cause
SAN ROQUE: Bilbao (bottom) won the match over Malaga WFC.
TEN teams from all over Spain faced each other in the first ever Euro Weekly News Walking Football Iberia Cup on Saturday, February 26, at the San Roque municipal pitch in Torrox. The tournament raised funds for the local food bank and other causes. The tournament would not have been possible without the support from Torrox Town Hall. Coun‐ cillor for Sports Jose
Manuel Fernandez Nieto explained that it all start‐ ed when a few people from the UK had spoken with him about using the pitch for one or two hours a week for training. The town hall was fully supportive of the idea and even provided the pitch for free. The tournament’s final was played between Malaga Walking Football Club and the Athletic Club de Bilbao, and Bilbao won
3‐1, but the day was en‐ joyed by all. Both the team and the town hall hope to have more locals join the team over the next few weeks once the word has spread. As one of the aims of the team is to in‐ tegrate the growing inter‐ national community into the local area, new play‐ ers, particularly Spanish ones, are encouraged to take up the sport for fun, fitness and friendship.
THE #RincónporlaIgualdad race will be held again this year to mark the occasion of International Women’s Day. The race will take place on Sunday, March 6, start‐ ing at 11.00am at the Tourist Office on the Paseo Marítimo. The participants will go along the prome‐ nade and through the tunnels. When they reach La Cala del Moral, the route will continue along the Llano de Baluma until they reach the Marenostrum Exhibition Hall, where they will turn around and re‐ peat the route to the finish line, which will also be lo‐ cated at the Tourist Office. ‘Anímate a Bailar’ will offer a Zumba session before the race. Participation in the race is completely free, and the first 300 participants will receive a t‐shirt commemorating the day. The councillor for Women and Equality, Elena Aguilar, encouraged the entire population “to partici‐ pate in an event that is designed for all ages, both for more experienced runners and for people less accus‐ tomed to running,” as the race is non‐competitive.