Rebeca Rodríguez saw that a place was available a few metres from Karmela Restaurant where she was cooking under the guidance of Daniel Peregrina made Rebeca a proposal to become partners and she accepted Today she is in charge of the kitchen of this new business that was launched just five months ago under the name of Vendaval in Calle Málaga in Alhaurín de la Torre "The idea was to set up a seafood restaurant something informal and with a lot of emphasis on fried fish because there are not so many places to eat it here but little by little people have been asking us for the more innovative cuisine that we do at Karmela and we have been incorporating other dishes such as the prawn pil pil rolls." explains Daniel Peregrina about a constantly evolving menu and an affordable average price (around 15-20 euros) gildas (a salty tapa) and fried fish such as lemon anchovies scrambled eggs with pork cheeks and flambéed kimchi aioli among other proposals with which they aim to offer something different to the town's gastronomic offer This is how Rebeca Rodríguez sees it: "Many people knew us from Karmela and are used to the creative cuisine that is done there while at the same time offering the essence of a seafood restaurant" Although some very peculiar drawings also hang on the walls: the ones left on the paper tablecloths by the youngest members of the family in addition to the dishes 'For the little ones' and the location in a pedestrian street says Peregrina about a space that can seat around twenty diners A team of four people are in charge of running this new venture which aspires to establish itself as a casual alternative to Alhaurinos' lunch and dinner And another date for wine lovers: Barbadillo wine tasting with four courses on 14 May at 9pm (26 euros) Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados Mission Statement: to assist the integration of foreign residents living in Spain and this is never more accurate than when you establish yourself as a foreign 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bidding round ended without takers The site could easily hold about 40 subsidised homes (VPOs) The winning developer would control the land for the next 75 years free of municipal taxes tied to construction VPOs (Viviendas de protección oficial) are properties that have their value controlled by legislation so that they cannot be speculated upon and maintain an affordable price for lower income residents first opened on February 4 with offers due by mid-March according to the councillor in charge of leasing the land ‘It’s hard to get cheaper than free.’ Yet a Malaga builders’ and developers’ spokesperson explained the hesitation: high investment costs and uncertain returns deter companies backed by €50,000-per-home European grants Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain by delivering news with a social conscience we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now 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arrests He paid respects to the Briton’s family in the statement on X At least 95 people have died in eastern Spain after flash floods swept away cars, turned village streets into rivers and disrupted rail lines and major roads in the worst natural disaster to hit the nation in recent memory. Emergency services in the eastern region of Valencia confirmed a death toll of 62 people on Wednesday. The central government office for Castilla La Mancha region added that an 88-year-old woman was found dead in the city of Cuenca. Rainstorms on Tuesday caused flooding in a wide swathe of southern and eastern Spain, stretching from Málaga to Valencia. Floods of mud-coloured water tumbled vehicles down streets at high speeds, while pieces of wood swirled in the water with household items. Read morePolice and rescue services used helicopters to lift people from their homes and rubber boats to reach drivers trapped on the roofs of cars “For those who are looking for their loved ones all of Spain feels your pain,” he said in a televised address We are putting all the resources necessary so that we can recover from this tragedy.” Equipo Kern Pharma attacked breakaway in the final kilometres to win in Alhaurín de la Torre Alan Jousseaume takes second and Connor Swift third The 23-year-old was one of six riders in contention for victory after the early break and was able to stay clear all day, with UAE Team Emirates-XRG content to defend the overall lead of Pavel Sivakov.  With just under two kilometres left to race Uriarte launched a speculative early attack but with the other riders looking at one another he was able to cross the line first after just over four hours of racing to record a surprise win for his team Alan Jousseaume (Team TotalEnergies) was second and Connor Swift (Ineos Grenadiers) completed the podium in third There was no change in the overall classification as the peloton rolled in over 4 minutes behind the winner with Sivakov retaining the yellow leader’s jersey for the third day Clement Berthet (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) second and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) third The longest stage of the race at 194.3 kilometres and headed south back towards Spain’s south coast A diminutive peloton of just 97 riders began the race with a further 8 riders withdrawing from the race before the stage started Sivakov spent his second day in the leader’s jersey enjoying a 23-second lead over Berthet in second place on GC with many teams keen to be involved in the day’s breakaway a 14-rider lead group was finally established and they began to build their gap over the peloton It was a relatively modest advantage of no more than 2:30 for most of the race however the Wagner Bazin WB team were driving the pace in the bunch presumably in the hope of eventually making the catch The day’s golden kilometre bonuses were divided amongst the breakaway riders with just over 70 kilometres remaining on the stage too far from the stage finish to have any real impact on the overall classification The gap to the front of the race dropped below two minutes for the first time with around 54 kilometres remaining with the other team to have missed out on the break - the Mexican continental side Petrolike - adding their numbers to the chase and allowing UAE to conserve their energy in defence of Sivakov’s lead the gap began to extend again as they moved closer to the finish extending some hope to the 12 remaining breakaway riders but with UAE taking control at the front of the bunch any hope left within the peloton of fighting for the stage win was extinguished as they put on the brakes allowing the gap to swell and effectively neutralising the race from within the main bunch with the message presumably getting through that the peloton had sat up the attacking began with around 17 kilometres to go Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale’s Callum Scotson was the most animated only five were able to bridge across to Scotson: Uriarte and the finish line in Alhaurín de la Torre Uriarte launched an audacious attack with just under 2 kilometres remaining and his gap began to grow as the group behind looked at each other playing a dangerous game if they hoped to leave enough time for a counter-attack It was too late for them all in the end – with the finish line coming into view Uriarte checked over his shoulder and confirmed that he was about to realise an incredible achievement He clutched his head in shock as he crossed the line to become a Spanish winner for a Spanish team at a Spanish race taking his inaugural career victory in a real coup for his team and with no late attacks from the main contenders there was no change in the overall classification following the stage Results powered by FirstCycling The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Katy is a freelance writer and journalist Cyclist Magazine and the British Continental She also writes opinion pieces on her own website writebikerepeat.com and is a frequent contributor to the Quicklink podcast.  She is obsessed with the narrative element of bike racing from the bigger picture to the individual stories She is a cyclocross nut who is 5% Belgian and wonders if this entitles her to citizenship Her favourite races are Ronde van Vlaanderen and La Vuelta In her spare time Katy is a published short fiction and non-fiction author The Guardia Civil are trying to locate a prisoner from the Alhaurín de la Torre prison who escaped after being treated at a hospital in Malaga city for swallowing a mobile phone The incident happened on Sunday 20 April and the prisoner is still on the run the escaped prisoner was put behind bars last Thursday 17 April he was taken to Hospital Clínico de Málaga on Sunday after telling the medical staff at the prison that he had swallowed a mobile 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Beckham’s 50th birthday bash 'shut down' over noise complaints A 71-year-old British man has died after being rescued from the floods in Campanillas the president of the Junto de Andalucía announced He passed away in hospital suffering from hypothermia and several cardiac arrests after being rescued from flood waters The man whose home was is Alhaurín de la Torre in Malaga has yet to be named The rainstorms that swept Spain hit the Valencia, Castilla la Mancha, and Malaga regions particularly hard, claiming, according to current figures, almost 100 deaths As Spain enters three days of official national mourning there will be a minute of silence observed on Thursday out of respect for all those who tragically lost their lives as a result of the flooding The minute of silence will take place at exactly 12 midday where officials from the local council the mayor of Alhaurín de la Torre along with other officials from the council will hold their minute of silence in Plaza Alcalde Antonio Vega González Pavel Sivakov wins the overall title at Vuelta a Andalucia(Image credit: Getty Images) Jon Barrenetxea wins final stage(Image credit: Getty Images)Diego Uriarte wins stage 4(Image credit: Getty Images)Alexander Kristoff of Uno-X Mobility celebrates at finish line as stage 3 winner ahead of Ben Turner of Ineos Grenadiers(Image credit: Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images)Tom Pidcock wins stage 2 of the Vuelta a Andalucia(Image credit: Getty Images)Maxim Van Gils wins stage 1(Image credit: Getty Images) Stage 5: Pavel Sivakov secures overall victory as breakaway rider Jon Barrenetxea wins finale Stage 4: Late-race attack nets breakaway rider Diego Uriarte stage 4 win Stage 3: Alexander Kristoff kicks past Ben Turner in final metres for sprint victory Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) exploded past Ineos Grenadiers’ Ben Turner in the final 10 metres to snatch the stage 3 victory Maxim Van Gils (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) then took third just ahead of Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) Stage 2: Tom Pidcock wins stage 2 as Maxim van Gils loses overall lead Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) scored the victory ahead of his former teammate at Ineos Grenadiers Brandon Rivera. Pavel Sivakov (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) rounded out the podium finishing in third place for the second consecutive day Stage 1: Maxim Van Gils wins opener at Cueva de Nerja Maxim van Gils took his first victory in the colours of his new team on a challenging opening day at the Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) stage 1 set the tone for the remaining four days of racing with Van Gils assuming control of the yellow leader’s jersey With a name frequently shortened to 'Ruta del Sol' or even just 'Ruta' the five-day race combines one or two flat stages with numerous hilly stages and short it includes a short individual time trial or heads into the mountains of Sierra Nevada for a summit finish Running concurrently with the Volta ao Algarve in Portugal in recent years Andalucia's increasing preference for a tougher route has tended to attract more allrounders and out-and-out climbers than Classics specialists to its field of favourites its history of winners includes historic one-day stars like Freddy Maertens as well as stage racers of the calibre of Chris Froome and Miguel Indurain Alejandro Valverde holds the current record for overall victories in Andalucia – five – whilst in 2023 Pogačar succeeded in winning three stages of a possible five en route to a crushing outright triumph Join Cyclingnews' coverage of the 2025 Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista del Sol with race reports Data powered by FirstCycling is to install sirens in flood-prone areas to warn of potential flooding The novel alert system with electronic sirens will be placed in the flood zone closest to the banks of the Guadalhorce River that was affected by the DANA floods at the end of October 2024 during an ordinary plenary session held in council chambers and will be installed in the Santa Amalia neighbourhood where houses were flooded back in October The project will serve to complement the measures already in place and framed within the Municipal Emergency Plan that is launched in the event of a weather alert ‘We have done our homework, which has served for the damage of these last two DANA to be much less than in other towns,’ said the mayor of Alhaurín de la Torre He cited the development of a local flood plan that details the necessary measures to be put in place to prevent any more significant damage The mayor added that he personally had fought a great deal to keep the sludge cleaned after the October floods, away from the urban areas as far as possible, given the unpleasant odours from the drainage systems that mixed in with the mud shifted by floodwaters.  Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox! 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Our publication has won numerous awards over the last 25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP), Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall). All of this comes at ZERO cost to our readers. All our print and online content always has been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE. Download our media pack in either English or Spanish. The Mayor of Alhaurín de la Torre, Joaquín Villanova, has announced that the asphalting work to improve the surface of El Camino Fuente de Lentisco, between the junction with the Blas González stream and El Camino Moncayo, has been finished. Furthermore, the mayor explained that around 900,000 euros has been allocated for similar works in other parts of the municipality. Specifically, improvements are planned for Pinos de Alhaurín and Taralpe, as well as the so-called Camino Tropical, on the boundary with the municipality of Cártama. The mayor said that this type of work is "greatly appreciated", especially by people who live in rural areas, for whom it is essential to have roads in good condition to ensure road safety and mobility. "If these actions were not carried out, people would be driven away from living in the countryside," he said. The Camino Fuente de Lentisco is an important road in the La Alquería area that connects to numerous estates and rural houses. The town hall apologised to the residents of this area for the inconvenience caused by the closure of the road during the work. Registered office Málaga, Avda. Dr. Marañón, 48. The procedure, started by Alhaurín de la Torre town hall to transfer, free of charge, the ownership of a plot of land valued at around 600,000 euros to be used for the construction of affordable rental housing, has so far been unsuccessful. The idea was to capture the interest of investors willing to build on the plot. However, no bids were received during the tender period, which has prompted the town hall to reopen the process under the same conditions. As to the possible causes of the lack of bidders, the councillor believes that it may be due to the general context of rising construction costs. However, Perea has highlighted that the area is uncomplicated to build on, which has been demonstrated by the construction of another social housing complex there. In contrast, Violeta Aragón, general secretary of the association of builders and developers of Malaga, has pointed to some of the complications that come with municipal promotions and offers. "One of the main problems is that you have to advance the investment, but then you depend on the collection of rent to recover it. Even if all the properties are rented, there might be issues with the payments," she said. Aragón described what would attract a possible investor to give a chance to a plot of land: the guarantees for recovering the investment usually involve the opportunity to build a large number of homes, which will, in turn, make costs profitable, and a location that will ensure constant interest. A success story is that of a 759-square-metre plot of land in Torre de Benagalbón in Rincón de la Victoria, where 20 homes at affordable rents will be built. With a contribution of one million euros from the Spanish government, the 1.8-million-euro value of the land did attract a company. Malaga-born actress Mónica Cervera, 49, has been arrested by National Police officers in Marbella, following a judicial complaint. The 2005 Goya film awards nominee has apparently been living on the streets of the Costa del Sol town for some time. The actress, known for her roles in Crimen Ferpecto (The Perfect Crime) and the series La Que Se Avecina, faces a pending charge from a criminal court in Malaga for her alleged responsibility in a crime against property. After her arrest, she was handed over to the courts, which ordered she should be remanded in custody. Since then, the actress has been held in the women's wing of the Alhaurín de la Torre prison. Ver esta publicación en Instagram Una publicación compartida de Mónica Cervera (@monicacerverarodriguez) Cervera has been linked to Malaga director Ramón Salazar with whom she starred in the multi-award-winning short film Hongos She also accompanied the filmmaker in his directorial debut Piedras (Stones) which entered the Berlinale selection and in the musical 20 Centímetros Centimetres (20 Centimetres) winner of the critics' prize at the Malaga Festival was in the black comedy Crimen Ferpecto (The Perpect Crime) which earned her a Goya nomination in 2005 She later participated in the series Con Dos Tacones although her on-screen appearances became less frequent until almost disappearing over the last decade She resurfaced briefly in a few episodes of La Que Se Avecina (2013-16) Mayor of Alhaurín de la Torre Joaquín Villanova has confirmed the arrival of a Decathlon sports store in the Guadalhorce valley municipality The efforts to facilitate the establishment of this outlet have now come to fruition after municipal sources confirmed that the retail space will be located in the Santa Clara neighbourhood The store will occupy a plot of land in the vicinity of the future Carrefour which has also been confirmed in this area at the eastern end of the urban expansion and where there is still the possibility of more growth the town hall has also announced the construction of a new sports complex facilities that will be dedicated to the Unicaja basketball player and with a planned investment of four million euros The confirmation of Decathlon comes at a time when the construction of the new Mercadona supermarket is well advanced in the area surrounding the industrial estate and shortly after the opening of a Burger King also in the vicinity of industrial zone next to the A-404 the main route connecting the town with the A-7 motorway the construction of the future commercial centre located in the western area of Alhaurín de la Torre got under way at the end of October received the approval for this 3.6-million-euro project The announcements of projects for the eastern area of Alhaurín de la Torre are taking shape at a time when a new connection between the municipality and the A-7 motorway is also under way It consists of the transformation of an old disused road into a larger capacity artery that links with the municipal bypass and will provide an alternative exit by motorway towards Malaga and Torremolinos have been used to recreate a nativity scene in the Vicente Aleixandre cultural centre in Alhaurín de la Torre in Malaga province's Guadalhorce valley. A display of the Three Wise Men are a highlight of the nativity scene such as the great flood and the arrival of the animals on Noah's Ark Pepi Somodevilla and the Rivas Art Workshop produced the impressive nativity set "Every detail has been carefully worked out and everything I treasure in my house is exhibited so that it can be enjoyed by everyone," Somodevilla said Students of the Rivas art workshop participated in the construction and design of the exhibition with 90 scenes on display The exhibition can be visited until 7 January in the cultural centre "You have to be proud of this exhibition because it represents the enormous work and effort that goes into putting together a nativity scene like this," mayor Joaquín Villanova told Pepi Somodevilla He also congratulated the owner of the Taller de Arte Rivas workshop "for the good teaching and positive messages that she brings to these children" Malaga's commercial offer is about to increase significantly as the province is set to gain six large retail parks within the next three years which will increase the current offer by more than 80,000 square metres The new retail parks will be spread throughout the province The most important of these in terms of size will be the one to be developed on the Salyt site in the city although new areas will also be built in El Mayorazgo According to data provided by the Spanish association of shopping centres and retail parks (Asociación Española de Centros y Parques Comerciales - AECC) all of them should open their doors before 2027 Estepona is the only one that has already been completed and has just opened its doors; Alhaurín de la Torre will open at the end of 2025; Salyt and Cártama will open in 2026 the one being developed by Ediffisa on the land where the old Salyt brick factory used to be of which 21,000 will be a commercial area; the one in Alhaurín de la Torre will have 5,400 the one in Nerja 4,800; the one in El Mayorazgo 4,600 and the one in Cártama some 4,000 Estepona Park has a surface area of 5,288 square metres explained that the future retail park to be located next to Avenida de Valle Inclán should open its doors between the second and fourth quarter of 2026 The driving force behind it will be a company specialising in DIY and it will also have restaurants "We want it to be a very complete and useful park for the residents of the area," he added The one in Alhaurín de la Torre will be the first to open If all deadlines are met it will open in September 2025 it will be located on Avenida Finca Taralpe and will have four commercial premises The other three retail parks under development are being undertaken by the company Suba The one in Cártama will be located in the El Cerro industrial estate and is the second phase of the one built in 2023 (Burger King was the first operator) The developer has announced that it will have three new companies that will share 4,000 square metres divided into two floors and 50 new parking spaces This will have a surface area of approximately 4,600 square metres and 140 parking spaces It will have a supermarket as the main operator as well as pet and body care shops and restaurants It is expected to open its doors in spring 2027 The one in Nerja is in the urban planning process It will have 4,800 square metres and 70 parking spaces The opening is scheduled for the autumn 2027 The one that has just opened its doors is called Estepona Park and has been developed by Batex & Duplex The first phase of the project has four stores of well-known international brands including Kiwoko an outlet of the Primaprix chain and the Veritas health food supermarket Its opening has involved an investment of 15 million euros and has created around 100 jobs The AECC points out that this model is growing very fast since the reopening of all retail outlets after the Covid pandemic Among its advantages are that they are open spaces with plenty of outdoor parking and large service-based businesses such as supermarkets said that they are generally small projects are easier to develop and are easily adapted to local markets "It is a format that in Spain has had somewhat less development than in the rest of Europe" Pavel Sivakov took centre stage on the podium in La Línea de la Concepción on Sunday afternoon after claiming victory in the 2025 Vuelta a Andalucía for UAE Team Emirates who switched his sporting allegiance from Russia to France in 2022 secured the yellow jersey after dominating the general classification for four of the five stages overtaking Maxim Van Gils of Red Bull-BORA and maintained his lead until the race concluded with the final stage from Benahavís to the Gibraltar boarder town The final podium was completed by Clément Berthet (Decathlon-AG2R) and Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) remained in contention but was unable to challenge UAE Team Emirates who demonstrated their dominance throughout the event was the highest-placed domestic rider while José Manuel Díaz Gallego (Burgos BH) finished as the best Andalusian competitor the final two stages saw Spanish victories Diego Uriarte (Kern Pharma) triumphed in Alhaurín de la Torre on Saturday before Jon Barrenetxea (Movistar) won the last stage Barrenetxea's win helped Movistar salvage some success after a disappointing performance from their leaders Quintana withdrew before the fourth stage while Mas struggled to make an impact Malaga province played a key role in the race The opening stage was confined to the Axarquía region (Torrox-Cueva de Nerja) while the fourth travelled from Cordoba to Alhaurín de la Torre via the Guadalhorce valley and included two mountain climbs—Puerto del Madroño and Puerto del Espino—before a sprint finish This year's edition marked the centenary of the Vuelta a Andalucía returning with full stages after a turbulent 2024 event that was reduced to a single time trial due to a farmers' strike without sufficient Guardia Civil personnel to ensure security they salvaged the race with a time trial in Alcaudete (Jaén) but the 2025 edition restored the full five-day format Alhaurin de la Torre's four municipal open-air swimming pools opened on 1 July with price increases and these increases have sparked controversy The entrance fee from Monday to Friday has gone from being "practically symbolic" to cost two euros for members of the facility and eight euros for those who are not: on Saturdays while the season ticket costs 40 euros for members and 70 for non-members The town hall justifies this decision by the need to comply with a Spanish Supreme Court ruling following a complaint from a resident of a municipality near Bergara who complained that he had to pay a surcharge of 30 per cent for using the swimming pool the court ruled that this discrimination was illegal and so Alhaurín de la Torre introduced the figure for members of the municipal sports facilities the prices for the use of these services were updated together with dissatisfaction about increased insecurity and incivility to the fact that the lifeguard is responsible for charging entrance fees and for issues such as the fact that only card payments can be made The municipal opposition also rejects the new developments en bloc which considers the reasons for the price hikes to be far-fetched laments the fact that the higher cost of the pools comes along with a general increase in municipal fees Con Andalucía draws attention to the fact that the measure goes "directly against the poorest people "A family of four people either spends 80 euros to get the card or pays 20 euros to go on Saturday or Sunday" it is going to the plenary session with a motion that urges the municipal government to re-establish prices and if it is difficult to modify the new ordinance that regulates them They also call for greater vigilance in these areas including the creation of an access pass as an alternative option to the sports department's membership card starting next season; this will involve a modification of the town's by-laws He also stated that a reduction in prices and the creation of a regulation of use and a security service will be studied The project to build a zip line on the El Calamorro mountain in Benalmádena is progressing favourably It is an initiative that involves a difficult bureaucratic process as the activity itself will run entirely on land classified as undevelopable and of special protection Mount Calamorro is a public mountain owned by Benalmádena town hall and managed by the regional ministry of agriculture This means that the company interested in the project (Acciones Extremas S.L.) must carry out the corresponding procedures before the council and the regional government grant authorisation for easement - a key step before obtaining the municipal licence The first steps for the project began at the town hall in 2021 according to the municipal technical and legal reports consulted by SUR a full council meeting held earlier this week approved the authorisation prior to the municipal licence The ball is now in the hands of the Junta de Andalucía which must analyse the environmental impact of the activity and determine its viability Although little is yet known about the project as Izquierda Unida spokesman Enrique Pablo Centella explained the company is the same one that manages the twin zip line in Alhaurín de la Torre with a capacity for 600 people and a speed of up to 100 kilometres per hour The town hall's authorisation went ahead in the session with the favourable vote of the PP the abstention of PSOE and Vox and the vote against of Izquierda Unida and we oppose this project because we don't understand the need to lift the protection of our mountain range for something like this Benalmádena already has enough tourist attractions and this is demonstrated by the record occupancy figures we have year after year," Centella said The councillor for urban planning and tourism said that this project has been under analysis for a long time "First it was proposed to pass over the motorway and it was denied but now it is being done in a different way It remains to be seen whether it gets the environmental authorisation from the Junta de Andalucía: if the report is unfavourable we believe it can be another tourist attraction provided it has all the guarantees and protection," she explained the top of El Calamorro can be reached by cable car This structure takes users from the centre of Arroyo de la Miel to the top of the mountain A journey of about three kilometres that takes approximately 15 minutes The sounds of the Alhaurín de la Torre municipal band have reached the Disneyland Paris theme park after the group performed a selection of pasodobles at the tourist hotspot on Sunday 22 September The Malaga province band was part of a parade with its members performing music from some of the Spanish greats such as Cebrián The musicians revelled in the opportunity to participate in the experience which has brought together musicians from all over Europe and the world as part of the park's Disney performance programme Alhaurín de la Torre municipal band was selected after sending recordings with the pieces they planned to play to the park Mayor Joaquín Villanova and the councillor responsible for the band congratulated the group on the experience and "taking the name of Alhaurín de la Torre to the highest level" Some 40,000 people pass through Disneyland Paris every day As part of its recycling and waste disposal initiatives Alhaurín de la Torre town hall has announced it will install a total of 66 containers in different areas of the town 35 of which will be for clothing and footwear which has an estimated budget of 28,184 euros was put out to tender in May and has now been awarded to Eagle Textil SL (used clothing footwear and other textile waste) and Fundación Madre Coraje (oil) The idea of the council is to improve the distribution of these containers to meet the objectives of the national integrated waste plan which urges municipalities to promote selective waste collection specifies that the containers must be made of galvanised metal hermetically sealed and with a security system when opening to prevent vandalism Nestled in the heart of Andalucía, Sunview Park Adventure offers a unique experience for thrill-seekers visiting the province It’s a fresh way to explore and make the most of Malaga thanks to its prime location and exciting activities The park boasts Andalucía’s longest twin zip line Stretching over 1.3 kilometres with a 10 per cent gradient that allows speeds of up to 100 km/h this one-of-a-kind attraction combines adrenaline-pumping action with breathtaking views As the team at Sunview Park Adventure explains: “As you glide through the air you’ll take in the majesty of the mountains valleys and rivers that make up the stunning landscape the zip line is suitable for adults and children alike offering options to ride solo or in tandem Sunview Park Adventure offers plenty of activities to complete an extraordinary and thrilling day out this sport combines the rules of traditional golf with throwing flying discs towards specific targets it’s easy to learn and incredibly entertaining The aim is to land the frisbee in the baskets with the fewest throws if you’d rather test your aim with a bow and arrow archery is another fantastic option at the park Whether you’re a seasoned enthusiast or a first-timer you can take part in challenges designed to put your skills and accuracy to the test It’s a great way to embrace your competitive side in a natural setting for those seeking a closer connection to nature These group excursions are led by professional guides and last between 45 and 50 minutes Depending on your ability and the horse’s pace riders can enjoy a mix of thrilling gallops and serene moments at a walk or trot Sunview Park Adventure features facilities to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable visit providing a chance to relax and recharge after an action-packed day The attentive staff are always on hand to offer assistance and make your visit truly unforgettable Sunview Park Adventure is the perfect destination for an intensely fun day out for adventurers of all ages whether you’re chasing adrenaline or simply looking for a pleasant day in nature Because if you haven’t been to Sunview Park Adventure Web: https://sunviewpark.com The Galgos en Familia dog shelter Alhaurín de la Torre an association which is dedicated to the protection of the dogs it is named after and also of ‘podencos’ (hunting hounds) and mastiffs has announced that it is desperately in need of new premises after the recent rains have left the current shelter unusable said "we are no longer going to continue here" because the latest flooding of the Guadalhorce river left a mountain of mud in its wake because the shelter had been recently repaired improvements had been made after investing around 40,000 euros when they first experienced an episode of this type she is now appealing for help: "We need another premises that is not prone to flooding It is also important for the shelter to be in Alhaurín de la Torre or the surrounding area because "the bulk of the volunteers live here" and these animals are currently being looked after in the homes of the association's collaborators "We can't allow it to happen like last time if it wasn't for all the volunteers and the emergency services who helped out there could have been a disaster," Brunton said along with professionals from the rescue service "The water was a metre and a half high," she explained they had to climb to higher levels with the dogs that were in the shelter "We are going to try to save as much as we can so we can open the new shelter as soon as possible," Brunton said "We hope to have a much better place as soon as possible so that our dogs can enjoy the life they deserve in the middle of what used to be a courtyard The force of the water washed away everything from a sofa to the fencing of many of the areas of the enclosure I'm sure we'll find a better place and that we'll have help to do it," Brunton said The problem they now face in order for the shelter to reopen is The German supermarket chain Lidl continues to increase its presence in Malaga in 2025 with a plan to open three new supermarkets in the province: on Avenida de Velázquez in Malaga city in Marbella and in the Taralpe area in Alhaurín de la Torre Locals and tourists will have access to these new establishments sometime in the second half of the year and the number of employees is yet to be announced Andalucía will get another four: two in Seville (in Higuerón Sur and Morón de la Frontera) one in Granada (in Nigüelas-Dúrcal) and one in Cordoba (on Avenida de la Arruzafa) Lidl has been present in the region since 1994 and it hasn't stopped expanding since then with around 30 supermarkets in Malaga province and more than 900 workers The total number of shops in the Andalucía region is 140 plus three strategic logistics platforms in Dos Hermanas (Seville) Lidl's current raft of employees in Andalucía consists of more than 3,500 direct employees 32,000 indirect employees and more than 4,500 inducted employees Lidl has proved to be a real boost to the regional economy and one of the main operators in the industry The chain generates more than 1.8 million euros per year (1.06% of the regional total) for Andalucía's GDP it exports 12% of the total volume of agri-food product exports of Andalucía as a whole (equivalent to nearly 14 million euros) The Las Canteras de Churriana hunting reserve has asked the Malaga city council to be allowed to reopen citing the uncontrollable growth of the wild boar population and the danger this poses to urban areas and roads as the reason behind the request rural guard (also representative at Andalusian level for FTSP-USO) and environmental technician has highlighted the issue: "Before it was closed more than 500 wild boar were killed every year Residents were delighted and the food could be donated to soup kitchens The city council can be held responsible [for the current situation] for not allowing us to carry out our activity." Las Canteras de Churriana is situated between the municipalities of Alhaurín El Grande and the mountains to the north of the motorway up to the roundabout at the Torremolinos conference centre It has the required number of hectares (250 hectares) of public and private land With nobody to control the increase and spread invading the road that connects Churriana and Alhaurín de la Torre He also complained of the decreasing number of members of the reserve maintain ponds of up to 500 litres - everything to try to contain them here but we can't put up with this situation," stated Villalobos the forest ranger stated that the lack of hunting activity has meant that the land has had to be constantly cleared of debris He even intervened in the occasional outbreak of fire the problem would be greatly reduced," he said Villalobos questions the ideas of using archers and even narcotic darts "That meat can no longer be consumed and is also a waste," he said What he considers favourable is regulated and controlled hunting "Hunters are key players in environmental management and in the fight against the wild boar plague as their work helps to prevent traffic accidents caused by these animals their work in controlling the wild boar population helps to maintain an ecological balance in the countryside protect biodiversity and safeguard the safety of people and domestic animals," said Villalobos Villalobos said that what is being requested is the area of the "sierra believing that it is unlikely that there would be any urban development there He also stated that the land has been granted for fifty years and that "there has never been any problem with anyone" Alhaurín de la Torre town hall in Spain's Malaga province has launched a plan to use bats to combat the plague of the processionary caterpillars which has already forced the town hall to take measures such as intensive fumigation and closure of parks The strategy consists of encouraging the presence of the flying mammals - the moths' natural predators This is expected to control the reproduction of the processionary at its moth stage of development the environment department will install 15 nesting boxes in different green areas to serve as shelters for the bats: Pinar de Taralpe (3) Calle Río Manilva (2) and Calle Río Darro (2) The nesting boxes were created at a children's workshop during last year's Easter holidays The first location to test the strategy is close to the primary school the results of which will be known next spring favouring processes that don't involve spraying of toxic products to limit the spread spraying is still the currently used method in other parts of the municipality The aim is to prevent the spread of this dangerous caterpillar during heat waves The benefits of bats are already being promoted by the Murciélagos Málaga company The enterprise raises awareness with talks and an immersive video game in educational centres A man has died and a young girl has been injured after a collision between a motorbike and a car in Alhaurín de la Torre in Malaga province according to the 112 Andalucía emergency service coordination centre The accident happened just before one o'clock on Saturday afternoon members of the Local Police and the Guardia Civil were also on the scene Police sources reported that the motorbike was carrying a father and his daughter Local Police officers unsuccessfully performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation manoeuvres on the father who also confirmed that the minor was injured Fed up residents of Pinos de Alhaurín are demanding action as they claim noise from the nearby Club de Tiro Jarapalo shooting club has become excessive which started in 2021 between a group of local residents and the shooting club The residents are not seeking the closure of the facilities but they are seeking the closure of shooting range number one They claim the loud noise affects them directly and is unbearable and detrimental to the health of some people only to receive the response that Alhaurín de la Torre council was not the responsible authority in the matter it was pointed out that town hall does not have sufficient means to carry out control of the site and that surveillance of the shooting ranges falls under the responsibility of the Junta de Andalucía there is a written commitment by the municipality to pass on the neighbourhood complaints to the competent authority town hall had already received around a dozen complaints from these residents continued to push and eventually got an appointment with the mayor Their demands were heard face-to-face and presented the council with two measures they claimed would restore calm to their neighbourhood They first demanded the shooting range number one closest to the residential development at just 150 metres away from houses it is not possible to successfully soundproof this part of the site They also requested the noise levels coming from the other four shooting ranges be reduced In addition to provisions of the Junta de Andalucía and other regulations their claims are based on an approved study carried out on 23 and 24 March this year and paid for by the residents with an average of 85 decibels and peaks of 110 This noise is practically double the recommended level as it should not exceed 55 in a residential urban area As they said during the meeting with town hall this is what is stated in Alhaurín de la Torre's own regulations and is therefore up to the council to ensure compliance Mayor Joaquín Villanova said noise measurements carried out revealed the permitted decibel level was breached and ordered the Real Sociedad de Tiro de Pichón de Malaga to solve the issue with a soundproofing plan including the closure of shooting range number one SUR has attempted to contact the Real Sociedad de Tiro de Pichón de Málaga The Club de Tiro Jarapalo shooting club is located at kilometre 17 of the Coín road The environmental protection service of the Junta de Andalucía ruled in favour of "the suspension or closure of activities" at the Jarapalo shooting club in Alhaurín de la Torre "as a provisional measure" The decision was a relief for residents of nearby homes who had grown weary of the noise from the shooting two months after this move - which seemed to address a string of complaints about the disturbances caused by the facility - the premises remain open much to the frustration of those living close by the situation is getting even worse," claimed the platform that brings together residents of the area around the club now officially constituted as an association that has 400 members The platform said that there was a temporary closure of range 1 when those responsible for the enclosure implemented corrective measures makes the sound of gunfire echo even more due to the construction of booths there have been six unfavourable reports against the interests of the club - two from the platform and as many from the town hall and the regional government according to the experts they have consulted indicate that the facility’s activity is "completely incompatible" with a residential area They claim that "soundproofing is unfeasible" since the shooting must take place outdoors There is one more key factor for the neighbourhood group: the acoustic assessments carried out on 25 and 26 January commissioned by both the platform and the municipal authority were conducted while the track closest to the houses was not in use with peaks of 90 and 100," the group claimed "Our platform wants to take legal action against the administration if it does not find an immediate solution to the problem since it is more than demonstrated that the regulations are not being complied with." With this move they are directly targeting the Junta de Andalucía Nor are they happy about the situation at the shooting club questions the results of the acoustic study "in our opinion it has serious deficiencies "We are going to defend the club and our permanent and many temporary employees Some of those who have signed [against the venue's activity] will answer before the courts," he declared Moreno points out that the closure of the shooting range would have direct consequences on the three permanent employees and the twenty or so who are called up for shooting days the five shooting ranges are only open for 25 days at a time which calls into question the inconvenience described After the announcement of the measures in January sources from the Andalusian government said that new shooting sessions were allowed on the second and third weekends of February to assess whether the soundproofing works were effective to consult the regional government on Wednesday (2 April) regarding the ongoing process concerning the operation of the Jarapalo shooting club have arrested two burglars for carrying out a robbery in a property in Alhaurín de la Torre in Malaga province's Guadalhorce valley during which they gagged and tied the hands and feet of the victims The investigation began when the officers responded to a tip-off about a burglary that was being committed inside a house having been alerted by neighbours who heard cries for help from the residents of the property The Guardia Civil immediately went to the house observing the assailants fleeing the area at high speed without being able to intercept them gloves and balaclavas to conceal their identity who had numerous injuries and who were bound hand and foot and they told them that they had been assaulted and threatened with firearms and that numerous valuables and cash had been taken from the house After efforts were made to identify the perpetrators and two people were arrested for the crime of robbery with violence The detainees were handed over to the courts in Granada who ordered the two to be remanded in custody Alhaurín de la Torre is playing host to a weekend of vintage cars and motorbikes as well as a retro market September 6 to 8 The Malaga province town on the outskirts of Malaga City is about to hold one of its most popular events of the year the ‘Concentration de Clásicos’ and Motor Festival at the Parque Municipal A hundred vintage cars and motorcycles are expected to depend on the Guardalhorce Valley along with 4x4s and rally cars There will also be food and wine market stalls with free tastings As part of the town’s ‘Verbena Popular’, this 13th year of the classic cars meet traditionally marks the closing of the summer season for Alhaurín de la Torre The council have been promoting the event highlighting the number of things to see and do between Friday Mario Pérez of the Alhaurín de la Torre council said at a press conference ‘We want to make this a memorable event and a great party for the people of Alhaurin and also for visitors from the Costa del Sol with an attractive and varied programme.’ The ‘Verbena’ and Classic Cars Meet will be on from Friday, September 6 until Sunday 8 at the Parque Municipal de Alhaurín de la Torre The Junta de Andalucía regional government's Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sanz made an unscheduled appearance at around eleven o'clock at night to give information on the latest decisions taken by the authorities to warn people of the possible problems ahead of the new Dana weather system threatening Malaga The red alert in which much of the province finds itself as of 10am this Wednesday morning justified the unusual action At the headquarters of 112 Andalucía in Malaga he took the floor to raise awareness of the urgency for people to exercise extreme caution and avoid unnecessary travel "The situation for the province of Malaga is one of extreme risk," said Sanz some 3,000 people living in high-risk areas along the banks of the Guadalhorce river were evacuated from their homes This task was apparently carried out with the collaboration of the corresponding town halls They are mainly concentrated in the municipalities of Cártama and Álora although some were also affected in Pizarra "The important thing is that we are acting in advance and in a preventive manner Many of those evacuated were reported to have found shelter with family and friends the municipalities have provided places for people to spend the night in case they are needed who insisted several times on "extreme caution and avoiding journeys that are not essential" also confirmed the suspension of classes in schools and colleges throughout the province for today The minister also pointed out that the measures adopted have been based at all times on the reports that "have reached us throughout the day" Not only the Aemet forecast from Spain's state weather agency the Junta also has received information from experts in the field Sanz also asked the population to "follow the official information" and called on them to avoid falling for hoaxes and information distributed on social media networks from unidentified sources Asked about recommendations for those who have to go to work today and whether it would be advisable to stay at home in these cases Sanz again insisted on highlighting the risk situation It is up to others to take these decisions The alert we have issued affects the population as a whole," he concluded Residents in Alhaurín de la Torre in Malaga province's Guadalhorce valley are on high state of alert following a spate of burglaries in the El Romeral neighbourhood SUR can confirm thieves have broken into nine houses in the Huertas del Romeral residential estate in the past two weeks as well as four other properties in Lagar de las Pitas are committing the burglaries at night and gaining access to homes by breaking fences and discovering open windows they jump fences going from one house to the next at least four houses in Lagar de las Pitas were broken into where Alba* (fictitious name to protect identity) was one of the victims "We raised the alarm at around 11pm," said the resident who reported the incident to Guardia Civil the next day where she met residents of three other properties "They broke into two other houses and tried to break into another one but there was a woman with her child and she started screaming which seems to have scared them off," Alba said Security cameras at Alba's property captured how two hooded men entered the house wearing gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints Residents in this part of the neighbourhood have now created a WhatsApp group to keep each other informed in the case of the Huertas del Romeral housing estate the first burglaries took place overnight on 12 September and 13 September "There wasn't a single drawer left that they didn't throw on the floor they went with the intention of plundering," he said The resident pointed out that this is his second home so he did not keep any valuable belongings in the house He found out about the robbery the next day "That night they went through three houses," Mario said you don't know how you're going to find the house," he added the burglary took less time than the length of a dinner party He and his wife had gone out to a restaurant with some friends and when they returned it looked like a hurricane had hit," he said When he was about to enter his property that night he realised something was wrong as the gate would not open with the remote control "I got out of the car and saw that the gate had been smashed," he said a Guardia Civil patrol passing through the area checked the entrance before inspecting the property which they found with the gate open and the lights on "What we saw when we entered was saddening all the drawers were open and everything was thrown on the floor," Juan said is that the thieves got away with several family heirlooms The heirlooms included a watch that belonged to his grandfather and chains that belonged to his aunts The thieves also found money that his wife had saved in the hope of buying a sewing machine said the robberies are causing residents to feel worried Police sources said an investigation has been launched following the spate of incidents several complaints have been received in recent days Residents are requesting meetings with Alhaurín de la Torre town hall to demand more police presence in the Romeral area as well as to improve the lighting in the neighbourhood * All victims' names are fictitious in order to protect their identities After two consecutive 'Dana' weather events that caused flooding in the province an episode of steady rain - known locally in Malaga as ‘calaera’ - was a welcome relief This type of rain falls intensely for hours without causing damage It replenishes the aquifers and would have been perfect for bolstering reservoir supplies here’s the bad news: as correctly predicted by Spain's state weather agency Aemet the heaviest rainfall was concentrated along the coastal strip and out at sea barely reaching the areas where the main reservoirs in the province are located - those of the Guadalhorce system and La Viñuela in the Axarquía the reservoir closest to the coastal strip near Marbella the rainfall recorded until the late hours of Thursday afternoon was significant The storm remained static or moved slowly in the lower Guadalhorce area and the areas closest to Malaga city 55 mm were recorded in Rincón de la Victoria; 53 in La Cala del Moral; 51mm at Malaga Airport; 50 in Torremolinos and the same amount in Alhaurín de la Torre according to the data from Aemet rain gauges and the meteorology enthusiast networks Meteoclimatic and Wunderground the author of the SUR blog Tormentas y Rayos (storms and lightning) the Junta de Andalucía's Hidrosur network provided the following data: 45.5mm in La Araña; 38 in the Paseo de la Farola in Malaga city (where its headquarters are located); 29 in Santón Pitar (Los Montes de Málaga) and the same figure at the Guadalhorce river as it passes through Cártama this is the river which has experienced the greatest increase with a flow of 14.41 cubic metres per second This is ten times the flow that the city needs for its daily water supply The day's weather was rounded off with heavy snowfall in the Sierra de las Nieves and several lightning strikes along the coastal strip which has been concentrated in the lower levels the only reservoir that is benefiting slightly has been La Concepción which is the one closest to the sea and which supplies the western Costa del Sol the water collected by the triple transfer from the diversion dams that supply it from the Guadaiza Guadalmina and Guadalmansa rivers has been decisive Only La Viñuela reservoir in the Axarquía has received some slight runoff while those of the Guadalhorce system (situated at a much higher latitude than the discharge point) have not noticed any improvement and have even lost reserves due to the consumption of the last few hours it was not intense and therefore did not cause flooding the eastbound section of the Paseo de los Curas had to be cut off due to large pools of water at Malaga Airport there were some delays in operations during the morning due to the presence of powerful storm nuclei at the seaward end of the two runways the authorities called for caution for those planning to visit the area to see the snow The white blanket of snow is at very high altitudes and it is mandatory to proceed on foot from the parking area Alhaurín de la Torre town hall in Malaga province is ramping up preventative measures following the detection of the Nile virus in samples of mosquitoes around the Guadalhorce river The council is now implementing a plan to intensify measures against the proliferation of mosquitoes The town hall pointed out that according to the data obtained with its surveillance systems and controls carried out the classification of the risk area is a level four as the trap where the samples were collected was located within a 1.5-kilometre-radius New fumigation works have now been announced in the area around the Guadalhorce river in addition to preventive cleaning of irrigation channels in the area The council offered advice on how residents can prevent the spread of mosquitoes such as avoiding leaving out containers that accumulate stagnant water (where the female mosquito lays her eggs and the larvae breed) maintaining adequate levels of chlorine in swimming pools and ponds protecting wells and water deposits with mosquito nets renewing water in animal drinking troughs daily and pouring water down drains at least once a week The first ever plans for the Malaga Norte wastewater treatment plant date back 18 years Andalucía's regional government (Junta) has tried to speed up the process to get this important facility up and running The contract for the project had already been granted but it has suffered various setbacks due to some head-on opposition among other environmental and neighbouring protest groups coming from the landowners in Vega de Mestanza a citrus fruit-growing area between Alhaurín de la Torre and Malaga city but have recently been received on two occasions for talks with Junta president Juanma Moreno and regional minister of agriculture Ramón Fernández Pacheco who are both determined to put an end to this saga The ministry's office points to the lack of action at the municipal level over many years leading the Junta to take up the reins to resolve any actions pending at the time all those missed deadlines and non-compliance have turned into fines Since 2018 the Junta has had to pay up to 7.5 million euros in penalties (at a rate of 630,000 euros half-yearly in round terms) other earlier fines have been avoided thanks to some of the infrastructure actually being built The first infringement that incurred in the province pinpointed four areas where wastewater was being dumped (Coín Estepona - now fixed - and Alhaurín el Grande) Those cases clocked up fines of more than 12.3 million euros As such this long history of fines exceeds 20 million euros The amount in fines will increase until the part relating to Alhaurín el Grande's treatment plant is in operation it too has an ongoing dossier of violations that could result in more sanctions and more public money being spent to cover them The Norte plant will treat wastewater from Alhaurín de la Torre Cártama and the new areas of development around Malaga city This future facility should not be confused with the large Guadalhorce treatment plant in the city which also treats wastewater from Torremolinos Nor should it be mistaken for the Bajo Guadalhorce treatment plant The first - Guadalhorce - is managed by Emasa (the municipal water company for Malaga) and invoices third parties for the service provided The second is managed by the provincial water consortium of the Diputación (provincial authority for Malaga) the future Norte plant will also be managed by Emasa Exactly what the legal set-up will look like remains to be seen given that this Malaga-based public company already has a lot of responsibility for everything to do with supplying water to the growing metropolitan area that is Malaga (supply Directive 91/271/EEC lays down the necessary measures to be taken by EU member states to ensure that urban wastewater is adequately treated before being discharged into other water sources and sets maximum deadlines for the implementation and enforcement of such treatments the Junta agreed to provide technical and financial assistance to local councils and the like declaring such essential projects to be of general interest to the people of Andalucía Since 2015 the aforementioned Directive 91/271 and Directive 2000/60 (the latter provides a framework for the protection of a member state's waters from such as pollution) have not been complied with in these localities "Since the change of government in the Junta de Andalucía in 2019 water policies have been a priority in Andalucía One of the main objectives of the [regional] government which was considered in the Andalusian pact for water signed in 2020 has been to speed up all actions related to sanitation and purification that have been pending since 2010 in spite of the Junta charging users a fee for these infrastructure improvements," said ministry sources Among these pending actions was the project to build the Norte plant and associated collection and discharge points The basic project was contracted by the Junta in 2006 In that year work also began on the sewer network needed to transport the wastewater from the municipalities to the treatment plant Completion of this project would achieve two objectives: compliance with environmental objectives and an increase in the resources available in the Guadalhorce valley through the reuse of treated wastewater The importance of this alternative resource goes without saying has begun to receive reclaimed water for irrigation use from the Peñón del Cuervo plant in Malaga Also a project is under way to extend tertiary treatment at the Guadalhorce plant to provide 15 hm3 per year of recycled water for agriculture and golf Regarding the controversy raised by the location of the Norte plant in Vega de Mestanza sources suggest that the location of the treatment plant has never been modified since 2006 It is the alternative that was considered in the POTAUM (the overall planning and urban development management tool used for Malaga city and surrounding metropolitan areas) approved by the Junta de Andalucía in 2009 and then approved by Malaga city council in 2011 as part of its PGOU (the city plan): "This construction project has been approved by the planning experts in the Junta and has received a favourable report from the planning department (Urbanismo) for Malaga city it also has environmental authorisation from all concerned and all the necessary permits to start the work." During the consultation process to secure a fully agreed environmental authorisation the treatment plant and its associated installations (pumping stations electricity...) have been subjected to two new public information processes "All the technical experts who have participated in this long process concluded that Vega Mestanza is the best solution," said the ministry an Aquambiente-Dinotec-Sando joint venture costing 104 million euros including VAT was awarded the contract in 2021 with a completion period of 36 months The idea is to carry out the work in phases using multiple teams of workers in order to dispense sooner with the unauthorised discharges of untreated sewage that cost so much in fines This Wednesday (13 November) there will be no classes in any of the educational centres in Malaga province amber or yellow weather warning including Malaga city There will also be no classes at Malaga University or other private schools the "preventive evacuation" of some dwellings located on the banks of the Guadalhorce river as it passes through the municipalities of Álora The Junta de Andalucía's Minister of the Presidency activated Level 1 of the region's emergency plan at 8.22pm today due to the flood risk from the heavy downpours This had already been in pre-emergency phase The emergency level has been raised in response to technical reports weather forecasts and the outlook for the coming hours in Malaga province of The decision was also taken in collaboration with the mayors of the affected areas according to the 112 Andalucía emergency coordination centre This level of emergency refers to a situation that could involve damage or when the management plan deems it appropriate and for which the necessary measures are put into practice for the relief and protection of people or property As a result of today's meeting with the technical heads of emergencies and civil protection it was decided to preventively evacuate homes and businesses on the banks of the Guadalhorce river it has been decided to suspend classes in all educational centres in the Malaga province affected by the weather as well as in Almuñécar Motril and Albuñol in the province of Granada The measure also affects day centres and centres for people with disabilities With the line of “God keep you for many years” included the mayor of Alhaurín de la Torre in Malaga province issued a building permit in favour of the American Ethel Woodward de Croisset on 12 March 1960 Born in 1914 in New York into the family of the banker and president of the Federal Reserve William Woodward and Elsie Cryder she was a lady who became very famous for her philanthropy she married the French nobleman Philippe Wiener de Croisset a representative of the North American aristocracy with a life of film that included vacations in Palm Beach where she was known for her support of culture with the approval of the local authorities the developer commissioned a luxury villa from two architects who gained great prestige: her compatriot Peter Graham Harnden and his Italian partner from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia highlights their style as oscillating "between a passionate respect for the landscape and traditional construction and the uninhibited display of a particular sense of comfort." where Pablo Alfonso de Metternich y Silva lived “The house masterfully combined the traditional Andalusian model with the spaciousness and comfort of the American lifestyle quite an eccentricity for Spain at that time,” says the former coordinator of the Sesmero centre for studies and research “Its location on top of the hill of the Ermita del Cerro gave it privacy and tranquillity,” explains De Molina in order to achieve greater isolation from the hustle and bustle of the world Ethel Woodward de Croisset bought land adjacent to her estate to gain privacy This high society woman lived in her Malaga retreat between 1961 and 1983 the building was finally destroyed by a fire and The fire destroyed this architectural heritage at a time when the town hall was considering its conservation for its construction values and for being part of local history other foreigners settled in Alhaurín de la Torre such as the Finnish colonel Carlos Von Haartman a famous actor and highly successful soldier Ethel Woodward de Croisset was linked to Alhaurín de la Torre for more than two decades What prompted her to settle almost six thousand kilometres from her Big Apple as she knew when she separated from her French husband when she suffered a tremendous family tragedy a great personal impact that amplified the fact that both she and her family were very well known regularly featured in both serious and tabloid press died at the hands of her sister-in-law Ann Arden Woodward An event that Life magazine called "The Shooting of the Century." a couple known for their separate and joint affairs and debauchery in general — not to mention monumental arguments — had suffered a robbery at their mansion each went to bed in their respective bedrooms and seeing a shadow in the doorway of her room Although the investigation determined it was an accident was estranged from her in-laws and ultimately chose to end her life with cyanide Her sister-in-law was less drastic and sought a remote location to overcome the tragedy Locals in Coín cool their street down with massive multi-coloured crocheted awnings Local residents in the Costa del Sol town of Coín have come together to crochet multicoloured sunshades to cool down their street in the summer sun The move has left locals and visitors taken aback instantly whipping out their phones to photograph the sight and asking local shop owners who could possibly have done this The people of Coín are not the first to painstakingly decorate their street this way. In 2021, local residents of neighbouring town, Alhaurín de la Torre surprised everyone with a kilometre’s worth of brightly coloured and intricate crochet providing residents with much needed shade Sun canopies lining the streets of Spanish cities are nothing new but rather than rely on the typical canvas sails the crocheters of Coín and Alhaurín de la Torre have taken the idea a step further and added a little joy and local personality to their streets where a group of local volunteers decided decorate their town for the local celebrations with massive crocheted awnings These were so big that The Guinness Book of records created a whole new category for crocheted canopies Coín’s local residents might not be contending the record this year but they have certainly demonstrated the charm and character of the little Andalusian town has confirmed during his visit to Álora that one person has died in Malaga province as a result of the floods He detailed that it was a 71-year-old British man who lived on the outskirts of Alhaurín de la Torre in the Guadalhorce valley and who was rescued yesterday following the floods and later died in hospital the man had existing medical issues and his partner was the one who alerted the emergency services because he was suffering from hypothermia He was rescued and suffered a heart attack and was initially taken to the Guadalhorce hospital where he was stabilised He was later transferred to the Hospital Clínico in Malaga city where he died early this morning due to multi-organ failure Juanma Moreno detailed that there are also three other people in a serious condition in hospital The Costa del Sol's most spectacular Queen tribute band is heading to several venues in the province of Malaga this month with a show that recreates the music and magic of one of rock music's most inspirational bands perform a mixture of the iconic band's most celebrated hits from the different eras of their 20-year career Queen released a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 80s Bohemian Rhapsody and Crazy Little Thing Called Love songs the tribute band reproduce to perfection The group's tour of the coast kicks off on Saturday 8 March at Louie Louie in Estepona (11.30pm) followed by performances in Rock and Beats in Torremolinos on 15 March (11pm) and the Cafe Teatro by Ocean Drive in Fuengirola on 22 March (6pm) The band can also be caught at Da Bruno Sul Mare in Marbella on Wednesday 26 March (9pm) The Cazbah Live Lounge in La Cala de Mijas on 27 March (9pm) and Monaghan's Colossal Do stories and artists like this matter to you? 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See our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy 1-2-3 overall for Liv-AlUla-Jayco as they dominate four-stage race Movistar's Sierra takes her first win of the season from a reduced group finish Liv-AlUla-Jayco's Quinty Ton was second and Alena Amialiusik of the UAE Development Team finished third Garcia's wins this week brought to an end an almost year-long win drought Liv-AlUla-Jayco filled the final podium as Garcia was joined by her young teammates Silke Smulders and Ella Wyllie Smulders had won the opening stage and Wyllie took the third After securing overall victory by a margin of 15 seconds Garcia said in a team press release: “I am very happy We worked very well at this race all together. We won three stages we took the three podium places overall and it has been a great pleasure The team were after more glory on the final stage manage to seal the mountain's jersey with Alex Manly after she finished second over the first climb of the stage all the team committed to work to try and win the stage to make it four in a row," Garcia said we didn’t win the stage but almost with second place and also we fought a lot for the mountains prize for Alex and we took it We worked to keep my overall yellow jersey and I think everything has been really great and I am very happy to take the overall yellow jersey.” It's been a heavy few days of climbing for the peloton and the fourth and final stage around Málaga from Alhaurín de la Torre to Pizarra The flattest 40 kilometres of the whole race came at the start of the stage and four riders seized the opportunity to attack and created the breakaway of the day The quartet were Lourdes Oyarbide (Laboral) Ariana Gilabert Vilaplana (Eneicat) and Mireia Trias Jordan (Massi Baix Ter) That early move was closed down on the approach to an intermediate sprint in Pizarra the peloton also getting an early look at the finish won the sprint ahead of Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Uno X Mobility) and Mireia Benito the only rider left for the Spanish National Team building her lead to just over a minute as the climbing started the second-category Alto del Caminito del Rey Alex Manly (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) and Henrietta Christie (Human Powered Health) took second and third over the ascent from the peloton approaching the second categorised climb of the day Lowden's lead had shrunk to 30 seconds to the Liv-AlUla-Jayco fronted peloton On the middle section of the Puerto Martinez sitting eighth on GC at the start of the day holding a lead of around 10 seconds as she crested the climb first Carlotta Cipressi (UAE) went over second and Ottestad was third Benito held onto her 10 second lead as the riders descended towards the finish in Pizarra Movistar led the chase and brought back Benito hoping to set up a reduced sprint for the stage Uno X Mobility led the group as they made their way towards the final kilometre looking to set up Anouska Koster for the final sprint it was Sierra who surged away from the group in the closing metres to win by several bike lengths Garcia and several of her Liv-AlUla-Jayco teammates remained comfortably in the group at the end and took home a memorable sweep of the overall podium placings.  Results powered by FirstCycling Most of the Andalucía region's emergency incidents caused by the passage of the 'Dana' isolated high-level depression happened in Malaga province as the wild weather wreaked havoc again overnight The second night of the storm that has been affecting towns and cities in Andalucía for several days resulted in no serious incidents according to the region's 112 emergency coordination call centre Malaga province recorded most of the calls from concerned members of the public There were also requests for help in Seville province in municipalities such as Carmona The number of incidents associated with the Dana in the region is now at 927 without any injuries however there has been considerable damage there have been 22 incidents related to flash flooding 21 related to a disruption to basic services followed by collapsed structures (4) and traffic incidents (10) The most notable incident on Tuesday night was recorded in Alhaurín de la Torre where at 11.28pm police requested people in the Santa Amalia area to evacuate however it was not used as evacuated residents stayed with their relatives Local Police sources confirmed the rescue of 35 people along with their animals and some 20 dogs from a shelter Health services evacuated four people to the Hospital Clínico in Malaga city and the A-4200 between kilometres 3 and 10 in Benamaurel are still closed in Granada Traffic is also restricted on the GR-9109 at 0.800 the GR-4104 in La Peza between kilometres 15 and 16 and the A-92N in Granada at kilometres 53-55 The Junta de Andalucía is continuing to monitor the situation Gerald Brenan is probably one of the most famous British names associated with Malaga province There are monuments and streets named after the British writer and hispanist but probably the most important landmark is Casa Gerald Brenan In Malaga province there is also a secondary school in Alhaurín de la Torre (IES Gerald Brenan) Alhaurín de la Torre and Colmenar as well as an avenue in the new 'Sup-T 12' area to the west of Torre del Mar Alhaurín el Grande has also been hosting an international short story competition named after the writer for 20 years The house where he stayed in Yegen is also a museum named after him Brenan first came to Spain in 1919 after the First World War and initially settled in the tiny village of Yegen in Granada province's Alpujarra which was also made into a film in Spanish (Al Sur de Granada) in 2003 including the English painter Dora Carrington and writer Lytton Strachey His other books about Spain include The Spanish Labyrinth and The Face of Spain Brenan married American poet Gamel Woolsey in 1931 and during Spain's Civil War the couple returned to England They came back in 1958 and settled this time in Churriana in Malaga They stayed there until Woolsey's death in 1968 and the writer moved to Alhaurín el Grande where he lived until his death Brenan died at his home in Alhaurín el Grande aged 92 on 19 January 1987 His body was taken to the University of Malaga to be used for research at his own request famously telling a friend that it would save on funeral costs He was eventually buried in the English Cemetery in Malaga city alongside Woolsey in 2001 Police have freed a woman after she was allegedly abused and held against her will by her partner in Alhaurín de la Torre Neighbours alerted the Guardia Civil after they could hear a woman's screams coming from the house in the Peralta housing estate about 6.30am on Sunday 30 June they could also hear the woman crying out for help The male suspect - who has been arrested - allegedly refused to open the door and had barricaded himself in the house without allowing the woman to leave Officers then broke down the door and restrained the foreign individual The 016 telephone number for victims of domestic violence across Spain is active 24 hours a day People can also use the 016-online@igualdad.gob.es email or the WhatsApp channel via the number 600 000 016 available in 53 languages and accessible to people with disabilities you can also phone 112 or the emergency numbers of the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062) If it is not possible to make a phone call you can contact police officers through the Alertcops application from which an alert signal will be sent to the police with geolocation information angered and concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 the largest and deadliest conflict in Europe since WWII Many of us have been saddened by images of the conflict on the television and in the press yet most of us feel there is absolutely nothing we can do about this illegal invasion which has caused hundreds of thousands of casualties one young Briton based in Alhaurín de la Torre has not only visited the frontline to "do whatever he can to help the Ukrainian people" a testimony of his hard journey through the "hell" in which the inhabitants of the regions of Kharkiv His aim is that the projection of his work will raise at least 15,000 euros for For a Peaceful Sky a charity established to help people in Ukraine SUR in English spoke to Jay JC Buckley about his decision to go to the Ukraine frontline as a freelance war reporter and the reception he received on his first visit in August 2022 I moved to Murcia at just five years old with my parents I went through a serious depression and spent some time in hospital I discovered Alhaurín de la Torre by chance and fell in love with it I got paid on 1 February this year and that same day decided to quit my job and have a fresh start there There isn't a simple answer to this question in fact I could write a whole book on this But the short answer is because the Ukrainian war is our war; they are defending the doors of Europe from a common enemy Today it's Ukraine being invaded; yesterday it was Georgia: who will it be tomorrow we are directly involved and it stops being a proxy war At the time I was a 20-year-old who grew up in what's unquestionably the most peaceful country on the planet so walking into a war-torn country with nothing but the sound of air raid sirens fighter jets and explosions is terribly scary They treated me like a hero because they are desperate for the rest of the world to see what's happening; quite the contrary to Israel where the press are hated and not really allowed to see much The documentary tries to put a face to the numbers we see on the news It's meant to educate people and open people's eyes to witness Russian terrorism first hand an organisation that volunteers on the frontlines providing aid to civilian victims and military personnel is the USA/Europe doing enough to help Ukraine We need to let Ukraine use our weapons inside Russian territory and strike back The USA is only giving the basic needs which they are obliged to do under the Bucharest treaty that made Ukraine give up their nuclear weapons and lose its rank as the third in nuclear arms What more can be done to bring an end to the conflict Ukraine should not give up a single square foot of its land Donald Trump claimed he would put an immediate end to the war if he wins the 2024 presidential election: do you think he can uphold this claim But people forget Ukraine has been at war for a decade since the annexation of Crimea and the war in the Donbas region (Donetsk and Luhansk) which is my primary area of work alongside Kharkiv he didn't end the war when he was president before and it was a smaller scale war Because giving up Ukrainian land and prohibiting them from joining Nato is just setting Russia up for a future and inevitable invasion But then we have to help rebuild and get justice for Ukraine International film stars including Tom Cruise Antonio Banderas and John Travolta are part of this beautiful work: a crochet awning dedicated to the world of cinema by the ‘ganchilleras’ (women who crochet) of Alhaurín de la Torre The ‘ganchilleras’ have returned to work for yet another summer and Alhaurín de la Torre is already showing of their new work their now classic awning to cool the temperature in the main street is dedicated to the world of cinema International film stars and singers: Whoopi Goldberg which is already arousing interest among the villagers and visitors who come to photograph them The ‘ganchilleras’ are women from the village who are enrolled in the crochet workshop and who prepare these awnings throughout the year they even crochet the faces of well-known artists They are all directed by the teacher Eva Pacheco who goes out of her way to help her students This crochet workshop has been running for five years and there are 40 women who take part as students. This is a project based on a circular economy given that it is made using recycled material and the awning is reused every year Buckley's reason for going to the front line in Ukraine was "for mental health' to Alhaurín de la Torre in Malaga province "he is in love with" and where he arrived in February 2024 "I got my salary and decided to leave Murcia to come here and find peace," he says in which he mixes his incursions in Ukraine with the quiet day-to-day life in the town in the Guadalhorce valley he alternates "a normal job of customer service" with work on behalf of the civilian population suffering the consequences of the Russian attack This eagerness to collaborate has led him to direct the documentary Voices from the Front Places in Ukraine under constant shelling and deprivation of all kinds His aim is that the screening of his work will raise at least 15,000 euros for the charity organisation For a Peaceful Sky The Vicente Aleixandre Cultural Centre in Alhaurín was chosen for the premiere of the film which was sold out; the film will travel to other parts of Spain in search of donations And why the war in Ukraine and not another "It is a direct threat to European countries Putin is nostalgic for the former USSR and wants his territory back who say that the conflict will not end until the last Russian leaves their country nevertheless convinced that Russia will be defeated he is ready to do his bit to help those suffering from the brutal onslaught and has already announced that he will return to Ukrainian territory Buckley has dared to speak out for those who need a voice people suffer because of their sexual orientation The average price of housing in Malaga province stood at 2,440.10 euros per square metre in the third quarter of this year according to data from Spain’s ministry of housing This represents an increase of 9.4% compared to the levels of a year ago The figure puts Malaga in third place amid the provinces where house prices have risen the most in the last 12 months only behind Valencia (10.2%) and the Balearic Islands (9.9%) According to the assessed value per square metre in Malaga - the marker used by the ministry to compile its statistics not the prices at which properties are sold - the province is the sixth highest in the country behind only Madrid In Spain as a whole the price of flats and apartments has risen by 6% in the last year to 1,921 euros per square metre In Andalucía the increase is 6.4% to almost 1,600 euros The report from the ministry of housing also gives the figures for municipalities with more than 25,000 inhabitants the most expensive price per square metre does not correspond to Malaga city the city is among the cheapest - or rather the least expensive - of the main municipalities in the province The price of housing in Malaga city is 2,605.20 euros per square metre which is the most expensive town for house purchases at 3,324.60 euros/m2 Estepona (2,727.70 euros) and even Mijas (2,634.10 euros) In summary: of the 12 municipalities with over 25,000 inhabitants in the province there are seven where housing is more expensive than in the provincial capital That places Malaga city in eighth place in the provincial price ranking and there are only four where the price per square metre is lower: Alhaurín de la Torre (2,236.20 euros) then Ronda (1,283 euros) and lastly Antequera (1,213) CEO of real estate company Foro Consultores the explanation for these varying figures lies in the type of demand that exists in some municipalities as opposed to others For those that are currently more expensive he believes that the holiday component lends weight teacher of real estate ecosystem at the Real Estate Business School in Torremolinos behind the locations with higher average prices than Malaga city there is “the coveted seafront and sea views” as well as the “higher proportion of purchases by non-resident nationals Europeans and foreigners due to tourism (culture as well as investment or as digital nomads.” If we compare the price of housing in the municipalities of Malaga province with prices in the rest of the Spanish towns with a 25,000-plus population Torremolinos is in 21st place and yet Malaga city does not make an appearance until number 45 if Malaga is the sixth most expensive province in Spain it is seventh in value per square metre behind Madrid Torremolinos is the municipality in the province of Malaga where house prices have risen the most over the last year (18.3%) The town is followed by Rincón de la Victoria and Estepona (above 16%) and in Vélez-Málaga and Mijas (15.4% and 14.2% respectively) The provincial average rise is 9.4% and prices in Malaga city increased by 13.6% the increase in the price of housing has been the lowest in the whole province The price of property in Malaga province is at an all-time high In the second quarter of 2024 it surpassed the previous record of 2,348.30 euros set in the first quarter of 2008 before the bursting of the financial and real estate bubble and the slide into recession With data from the third quarter the average value in the province is almost 4% above the levels of the property boom just over 15 years ago The situation is most striking in Torremolinos where the current price of around 3,100 euros is more than 17% higher than the highs reached between 2007 and 2008 at around 2,640 euros In Marbella today housing is around 15% more expensive than in the previous boom current prices are over 13% higher than they were 15 years ago valuations are higher than in 2008 and by wider margins than in the provincial capital Pérez points out that if we add the data from Torrox and Nerja the feeling of price saturation along mainly the western Costa del Sol becomes even stronger are new luxury developments responsible for raising the average Pérez points out that there are too few transactions involving new construction to pull up the average Among the dozen largest towns in the province there are four in which record levels have not yet been reached and the furthest from those levels is Antequera where housing is now 37% cheaper than in 2008 Then it was close to 2,000 euros per square metre Meanwhile in Ronda the record was set at around 1,815 euros and now the price is 1,283 the current average price (1,965 euros per square metre) is 13.65% lower than the peak of the cycle "More supply available and less demand," states José Antonio Pérez in Estepona neither have the peaks of 15 years ago been repeated What can we expect from now on regarding house prices Smerdou says: "A year ago I didn't think they could go up so much but I think they will continue to rise: demand is still strong there is no supply and the Euribor has gone down."