More police Basketball and bites

WANTING to ensure that residents of Nerja are safe and can rely on an efficient Local Police force, the council intends to increase staffing levels by appointing nine new candidates.

Of these, five will be treated as trainees and once employed will attend the entry course at the Institute of Emergencies and Public Security of Andalucia (IESPA), where they will receive spe‐cialised training according to their new police work.

The other four places will be filled by career civil servants who once they pass the selection board will offer support to both new and existing officers.

Ruling the pool

THE Almuñecar International School and Virgen de la An‐tigua emerged victorious in the highly competitive fifth Schools Swimming Tourna‐ment in Almuñecar held on Friday, April 14.

The event saw more than 100 enthusiastic swimmers from Almuñecar’s primary schools showcasing their tal‐ent in the swimming pool.

The International School’s male team clinched the top spot, while the Virgen de la Antigua team proved their skills in the female category.

The event was organised by the local Department for Sports, in collaboration with the staff of the Municipal Swimming Pool.

The swimmers competed in a range of races, including 25‐metre freestyle, breast‐stroke, and crawl, after beat‐ing off competition in qualify‐ing rounds.

An awards ceremony fol‐lowed the competition in the swimming pool’s sports hall, where the councillor for Sports, Luis Aragón, handed out trophies and medals. The International School bagged second place in the male cate‐gory, with CEIP San Miguel taking home the bronze medal.

Meanwhile, the Virgen de la Antigua team secured the top position in the female cat‐egory, with CEIP Las Gaviotas from La Herradura and CEIP La Noria taking the second and third spots.

IT was a lucky day for the Malaga‐based bas‐ketball team, Unicaja, as they won against Obradoiro on Saturday, April 15 with a score of 99 ‐ 89. The game was dedicated to Torrox as part of the ‘Our Province Plays’ cam ‐paign, which was also the site of the match.

The team attributed their victory to the tradi‐tional Torrox rice dish, ‘migas’, which was served to more than 2,000 fans in the Martin Carpena stadium. It seems the dish, which dates back hundreds of years, was a lucky charm for the team and their fans who were fu‐elled by the delicious rice.

The match was an im‐portant one, with a full house of over 10,000 people, including more than 200 children from Torrox who were invit‐ed to watch the game for free.

Before the match, the Coros y Danzas de Lidia y Lucia dance school al‐so performed tradition‐al dances in the Fan Zone. Children got to enjoy sports work ‐shops, while fans shopped for sports mer‐chandise.

During the game, Tor‐rox was also featured on the scoreboards and screens, showing the town’s top quality sports facilities.

PREPARE for a mouth‐wa‐tering weekend in Canillas de Aceituno as the town celebrates the 33rd Day of Morcilla on Sunday, April 30. This year’s edition of the unique festival will see more than 5,500 servings of the famous Spanish blood sausage offered to visitors.

The local mayor, Vicente Campos proudly an ‐nounced that “We have acquired 350 kilograms of morcilla and will be serv ‐ing up 5,500 delicious por‐tions paired with more