ROUTE 22nd
de Mijas
to attend FreakCon
Tree
Emotional wellbeing
MIJAS PROVIDES TRANSPORT for two local teams
Decisive weekend
The Youth Department will provide a bus so that registered young residents can attend the event in Torremolinos on the 23rd
planting
Cristina Bueno will lead this new activity as part of the 'Mijas, with your wellbeing' programme on Monday 27th at 19 hours at the Las Lagunas Cultural Centres Lagunas
quadruples
with 540 units planted since the start of 2026
Work has covered the entire municipality with the aim of creating more green spaces, shaded areas and replacing units damaged by storms NEWS/04
The Mijas Book Fair opens to children
local authors, acquiring new books and, most importantly, encouraging reading for all ages. All this and much more will be on offer in Plaza de La Candelaria in Las Lagunas, where a new edition of the Mijas Book Fair is being held until Sunday 26th. The first day, Thursday 23rd, was dedicated to children and was attended by the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata; the councillor for Culture, Juan Carlos Maldonado; and the councillor for Education, Juan José Torres Trella /Irene Pérez. NEWS/02-03
promotes tourism
CP Mijas-Las Lagunas B aim for the promotion play-offs to the División de Honor, while CD Mijas fight to avoid relegation They can be consulted at the Employment Promotion Building and on the mijas.es website lists
The National Police will issue ID cards and passports on the 7th of May from a mobile unit in the town
The service will be provided at Cortijo Don Elías and appointments must be requested at the Las Lagunas Branch Office
NEWS/05
Mijas draws lots to select the polling station members for the upcoming 17th of May elections
The Local Government Board held an extraordinary public session to elect a chairperson, two members and their substitutes for each polling station
SPANISH NEWS/07
The mayoress reiterates to the Government the "urgent need" to stabilise the beaches with breakwaters In a letter addressed to the Director General for the Coast and the Sea, Mata laments the lack of solutions and demands explanations
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The fair begins
THURSDAY 23RD
dedicated to the little ones
The first day of the fair focused on children, who were encouraged, through a storytelling session, to make reading a regular part of their daily lives. “We would like to invite families to try to bring a book or a comic for their children when, for example, they go out to eat, with the aim of fostering the essential habit of reading and also to steer them away from a health issue that currently exists and which, as we all know, is caused by screens”, said the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP).
Similarly, the writer Marisi Morales, who was responsible for narrating a story to a group of students at CEIP Tamixa, emphasised that “a child who does not read will struggle to develop a critical opinion, and that is essential, because we cannot simply believe everything we are told or what we see on a screen”. We also spoke to a student from Tamixa School, Sofía Rodríguez, who said she “reads almost every day, after school or after doing her homework”, and who also encouraged her classmates to adopt this routine “because reading isn’t boring; you just have to find out what sort of book you like best”.
The book club meets
THE OPENING, OUTDOORS
Cultura
Mayoress, Ana Mata, alongside councillors Juan Carlos Maldonado and Juan José Torres Trella, and writer Josefa Cuevas / I.P.
The writer Abraham Valle with his books / M.L.
Students from the Expresión dance academy performed late on Thursday 23rd / M.L.
The members of the Mijas Book Club took advantage of the Book Fair to hold their meeting in the open air. The gathering allowed them to exchange views on literature and served to raise their profile among those attending the fair.
Above, mayoress and councillors observing one of the workshops. On the right, a storytelling session led by writer Marisi Morales / I.P.
Parks and Gardens
The Parks and Gardens Department of the Mijas Town Hall has quadrupled the rate of tree planting within the municipal area compared to last year, and has already exceeded 540 trees since the start of January. When these plantings are added to those carried out in 2025, the number of specimens exceeds 1,100 across the entire municipality.
The initiative, launched by this department, is aimed at increasing tree cover and vegetation in the municipality. The objective is also to replace units that were blown down by strong gusts of wind during winter storms or, more recently, affected by the ‘Fusarium’ fungus, as occurred with the palm trees. This was stated on Monday 20th by the councillor responsible for the area, Daniel Gómez Teruel (PP), who noted that “we want
A drip
irrigation system is installed with every tree planted
Mijas to be an even greener municipality than it already is, and we have not stopped in our efforts, as we have carried out a great many actions to make it look even more beautiful”. And not just for aesthetic reasons, the councillor added, “but also so that our avenues, streets and parks have the natural shade that trees provide, as well as benefiting the oxygen we breathe”.
In this regard, to the number of trees blown down by storms must be added those that the Parks and Gardens staff, Operational Services and the Mijas fire brigade were forced to remove to prevent the risk of falling onto public areas and inhabited zones due to their condition.
Types of trees
Among the species planted, which have been grown in the municipal nursery, the following stand out:
1,100 trees
SINCE 2025
1.- If these plantings are added to those carried out in 2025, the number of specimens exceeds 1,100 across the entire municipal area / Beatriz Martín.
Mijas quadruples exceeds 540 trees since tree planting and
Work has been carried out across the entire municipality to create more green spaces and shade, and to replace units damaged by storms
the beginning of 2026 1 2 3 4 5 6
carob, wild olive, cork oak, lemon, plane, pine, palm, holm oak, loquat, Mediterranean fan palm, orange, ficus, nettle trees, fig, oleander and cypress trees. “Every time one of these specimens is planted, it is done with sustainability in mind; a drip irrigation system is installed to optimise water consumption to the maximum, and we ensure that the maintenance required for each
species is minimal while providing great shade in a short time”, he explained.
In the three centres
As also reported by the councillor for Parks and Gardens, planting work is being carried out in Mijas Pueblo, La Cala and Las Lagunas. The areas of Las Cordobesas, Campo Mijas, La Buganvilla, El Chapa-
MUNICIPAL NURSERY
2.- The trees planted in the municipality were grown at the
“We want Mijas to be an even greener municipality than it already is, and we have not stopped in our efforts, as we have carried out a great many actions to make it look even more beautiful”
3.- Palm trees are among the species planted. 4.- Gladioli planted on Calle Río Darro 5.- Workers planting new specimens 6.- The councillor for Parks and Gardens, Daniel Gómez Teruel, on Calle Benadalid in La Cala, where trumpet trees (tabebuia) have been planted.
rral, the racecourse, El Albero, Calahonda, Jardín Inglés, the Coastal Path, the southern road, El Cañón, La Alquería, Valtocado, El Coto and Los Arenales are the main ones where work is taking place.
Beatriz Martín / Design: Carmen Martín
Mijas Municipal Nursery.
DANIEL GÓMEZ TERUEL Councillor for Parks and Gardens (PP)
The National Police will issue ID cards and passports
on May 7th in Mijas
The service will be provided at Cortijo Don Elías and appointments must be booked at the Las Lagunas Town Hall Branch
Report by Editorial Department / Design: Carmen Martín
The mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), accompanied by the chief superintendent of the National Police in Fuengirola, Juan Cabas and the secretary general of the Provincial Police Headquarters, Isaac Pacheco, announced on Wednesday 22nd that a mobile unit for issuing ID cards and passports will be stationed in the town on the 7th of May. In this way, Mijas residents will not have to travel outside the municipality to carry out these procedures.
“The van operates exactly like a DNI office with two workstations, issuing ID cards and passports, and it also has a separate station where ID certificates can be renewed”, explained Pacheco, who added that “its daily issuance capacity is 50 documents, 25 docu-
ments per workstation, which is exactly the same as a DNI office at any police station”.
This mobile office is a ‘Vehículo Integral de Documentación’ (Vidoc), or Integrated Documentation Vehicle, which will be stationed at Cortijo Don Elías thanks to an agreement with the Mijas Town Hall. Here, residents will be able to carry out the necessary procedures to obtain an ID card or passport, whether for firsttime issuance or renewal. Those interested must register to use this service at the Citizen Services desk at the Las Lagunas Town Hall Branch.
Following this first day of document issuance on the 7th of May, the vehicle will return to Mijas on dates yet to be decided, as part of a mobile programme developed by the National Police to bring this service closer to the public.
“Thanks to the collaboration with the National Police, this unit will enable many citizens, particularly the elderly, those with reduced mobility or who find it difficult to travel, to carry out this essential procedure without having to leave our municipality”
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REQUIREMENTS
“Thanks to the collaboration with the National Police, this unit will enable many citizens, particularly the elderly, those with reduced mobility or who find it difficult to travel, to carry out this essential procedure without having to leave our municipality”, explained Mata, who expressly thanked the National Police for their willingness, approachability and commitment to this project.
In this regard, Cabas highlighted
Following this
rst visit by the mobile unit, the vehicle will return to Mijas on dates yet to be con rmed
that “what we achieve with this van is that the citizen, the user, can come and complete the entire process for their identity document, and even take it away with them. With the old system, the data was provided, but you couldn’t take the document away; with this van you can, as it acts as
At dnielectronico.es, you can find official information regarding the requirements for obtaining and renewing both your ID card and your passport
an issuing office, just like the office at the police station”.
“Their work goes far beyond security: they also contribute, as we see today, to improving the quality of life of our residents”, added Mata. The mayoress pointed out that the ID card and passport are not merely identification documents, “but the key that allows us to exercise our rights, carry out administrative procedures and participate fully in social and administrative life. That is why facilitating access to them is also a way of ensuring equal opportunities”.
Price
Payment for the processing of the relevant documentation must always be made in cash, at a cost of 12 euros for the ID card and 30 euros for the passport. Each appointment on the list of applicants corresponds to a single ad-
ministrative procedure; that is, if a person needs both an ID card and a passport, they will be allocated two appointments. The procedures require the submission of recent photographs of the applicants, with the exception of cases involving duplicates due to theft, loss or damage.
Minors
In the case of minors, for the issue of an ID Card, the presence of one parent is sufficient; however, if a passport is to be requested, both parents must sign the authorisation in person (whether for a first issue or a renewal).
In this case, if due to the time of the appointment one of the parents is unable to attend due to work commitments, they may visit the Vidoc from opening time and sign their corresponding section of the authorisation for the minor.
Ana Mata, mayoress of Mijas, with Juan Cabas (centre), chief superintendent of the National Police in Fuengirola, and Isaac Pacheco, Secretary-General of the Provincial Police Headquarters / Beatriz Martín.
The mobile unit acts as an issuing office, just like one at a police station / B.M.
Mayoress of Mijas (PP)
Ana Mata
The Tourism Department is taking part in a travelling promotional campaign alongside Turismo Costa del Sol, with the aim of promoting the destination in strategic markets across Eastern Europe
The Mijas Town Hall, through its Tourism Department, is taking part in a travelling promotional campaign across the Balkans organised in conjunction with Turismo Costa del Sol, with the aim of raising awareness of the destination in strategic markets in Eastern Europe. This initiative, which is being carried out in a ‘road trip’ format, includes various stops in cities such as Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana, where professional meetings are being held with travel agencies, tour operators and other agents in the tourism sector.
The councillor for Tourism, Francisco Jerez (Vox), explained that “Mijas’ presence in this type of action is essential to continue di-
SOLIDARITY
Mijas promotes tourism
across the Balkans
versifying our source markets and reduce reliance on traditional destinations”, emphasising the importance of opening up new avenues for growth for the municipality.
A complete destination
In this regard, Jerez noted that “we are projecting an image of Mijas
Success for the ACE Shin shelter’s charity dinner
The event raised 2,700 euros to feed over 500 dogs and 200 cats
M.F. Animal Care España (ACE) Shin described the reception to its spring charity dinner, held on Saturday 11th of April at La Sierra Restaurant in Cerrado del Águila, as a “success”. A total of 111 animal lovers attended the event organised by the dog shelter.
The event began with a welcome drink on arrival and was followed by a three-course dinner.
Violinist and vocalist Crissie Ryan performed, and the dinner was sponsored by Ibex Insurance and Costa Connection magazine. In total, ACE Shin reported in a press release, 2,700 euros were raised to help feed and care for the more than 500 dogs and over 200 cats currently under the care of the shelter, based in La Cala de Mijas.
as a complete destination, capable of offering experiences all year round, with an offering that combines the coast, inland areas, gastronomy and culture”, highlighting the municipality’s uniqueness within the Costa del Sol.
The councillor emphasised that these meetings allow for direct
Targeting strategic MARKETS
A ‘road trip’ initiative, with stops in cities such as:
Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Zagreb (Croatia)
Belgrade (Serbia)
contact with industry professionals, which facilitates future collaborations and commercial agreements. “It is not just about promotion, but about building relationships that translate into actual visitors for our municipality”, he added.
Furthermore, Jerez wished to acknowledge the joint work with the
as well as an auction. “Sadly, people continue to abandon their unwanted pets at the shelter’s gates almost daily”, they added.
other participating organisations, highlighting that “coordination with the sector as a whole is key for destinations like Mijas to continue gaining a presence on the international stage”.
Finally, Jerez concluded that Mijas will continue to support this type of initiative “which allows us to be present where decisions are made and where the flow of tourism for the coming years is defined”, reaffirming the Tourism Department’s commitment to the municipality’s international promotion.
“And there is a severe shortage of volunteers to help clean the kennels, feed, pet and walk the dogs”, they commented. The shelter therefore stated that “any kind of help is absolutely essential” for ACE Shin, which since 1999 has rescued and rehomed more than 33,000 dogs and cats, “still relying exclusively on donations”.
Volunteering
ACE Shin points out that “all support is always greatly appreciated”. They therefore invite the public to help in whatever way they can: by donating food, volunteering, fostering, sponsoring or adopting a pet.
The evening also featured a charity raffle with prizes donated by members of the local community and friends of ACE,
Members of ACE Shin at the charity dinner / ACE Shin.
Ed. Dept. / Design: M. Fernández
The councillor for Tourism, Francisco Jerez (third from the left in the back row), and the director of the Mijas Tourist Office, Juan Carlos Acevedo (fifth from the right in the back row, with tourism representatives) / Mijas Press.
The road trip includes business meetings with agents / Prensa Mijas.
Mata reiterates to the Government the beaches with breakwaters the “urgent need” to stabilise
Editorial Department
On Monday 20th of April, the Mijas Town Hall reiterated to the Spanish Government “the urgent need” for the definitive stabilisation of the coastline and its beaches with breakwaters. The council emphasises that “the lack of structural solutions directly affects the integrity and environmental quality of the beaches; the safety and functionality of certain sections; and the main economic activity: coastal tourism”.
In a letter sent by the mayoress of the city, Ana Mata (PP), to the Director General for the Coast and the Sea at the Ministry for Ecological Transition, Ana María Oñoro, she calls for “an immedia-
te, clear and operational response regarding the actual situation and a certain forecast for its advancement”.
Mata recalls that the need for a stable solution “was identified some time ago and prompted the initiative by the Central Government to move forward with a specific action in the El Bombo and La Cala areas, but there has been no significant progress or explanation”.
Report
The text underlines that Mijas bears the consequences of the regression and instability of its beaches year after year, “and is forced to act repeatedly”, it continues.
Mijas provides transport to FreakCon in Torremolinos on the 23rd of May
J.P./N.L. The Youth Department of the Mijas Town Hall is joining in with FreakCon in Málaga, which will be held from the 22nd to the 24th of May at the Torremolinos Conference Centre. The Department will be offering young people from Mijas the chance to travel to the event free of charge on the 23rd.
“We are providing a bus that will depart from the three main centres. It is worth remembering that the International Manga and Comic Festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary, and we wanted to do something significant so that young people can also enjoy healthy leisure activities and what they like”, said the counci-
The mayoress Ana Mata laments in a letter addressed to the Director General for the Coast and the Sea the lack of solutions and demands explanations
In this regard, the Town Hall points out that it has invested 247,000 euros in regeneration works and sand replenishment over the last month and a half, after winter storms left the beaches impassable. However, the mayoress notes that this effort is an annual one precisely due to the lack of definitive stabilisation.
Mata therefore requests that Mijas Town Hall be informed in writing, in a full and detailed manner, of the exact status of the administrative process for the stabilisation work at La Cala and El Bombo, “indicating the milestones already achieved, the pending procedures, any existing obstacles and the planned timetable for its development”.
Available to registered residents who must have a ticket for the event
llor for Youth, Melisa Ceballos (PP).
The activity is intended for registered residents, and to reserve a place, it is essential to have a ticket for the event. Minors under 16 may participate provided they are accompanied by a responsible adult. Places are limited, and the deadline to sign up is the 15th of May.
ASSOCIATIONS
Mijas hosted the Costa del Sol Mölkky Open at El Esparragal Park
C.Gallego. It is a century-old game originating in Finland and played by a large number of Nordic residents on the Costa del Sol. Last Sunday, 19th of April, El Esparragal Park hosted the Costa del Sol Mölkky Open, an international competition, part of a wide-ranging programme of activities carried out by the Costa del Sol Mölkky Association, which was responsible for the organisation. Cristal Kuusisaari, a board member of the group, explained what this sport involves: “The game consists of 12 pins, numbered 1 to 12, which are placed in an area and the players throw their skittles.
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If they knock over the pin numbered 7, they score 7 points, but if they knock over several, only the number of pins knocked over is counted; the game ends when 50 points are reached”.
The Mijas Town Hall collaborated with this group, and the councillor from the government team, Melisa Ceballos (PP), was present at the event: “The tournament has been held in Mijas for three years; it is an international competition, with representatives coming from many countries, particularly Nordic ones, and the organisation handles every detail of the competition very well”.
Soroptimist International to hold its annual charity dinner on the 23rd of May.-
Soroptimist International is once again organising its traditional charity dinner on Saturday 23rd of May at the Benavra restaurant in located in Torrenueva, starting at 19 hours, where members, friends and neighbours will gather for an evening dedicated to solidarity. The price is 40 euros, of which 10 will go directly to the group’s social projects. Guests will also be able to enjoy live music provided by the music artist Mami Curl . According to the organisation, the evening will feature the popular ‘La gorda del verano’, a lively tombola and a raffle. Bookings can be made via WhatsApp on 653 771 625 or 627 166 658. For further information, please visit the website costadelsol. soroptimist.es/.
The Mijas Town Hall collaborated with this group / M.C.
File photo of the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata, at the last plenary session of the Mijas Town Hall. / B.M.