The fashion chain H&M will be inaugurating their new store at the El Ingenio shopping centre in Vélez-Málaga on May 30th and there are a number of discounts and gifts on offer to mark the event.
Start of Blue Zone parking tax
After more than two decades of talking about it, the first phase of the Blue Zone parking tax is set to be introduced in several areas of Vélez-Málaga and Torre del Mar at the beginning of July 2013. This first phase will affect calle Cervantes, Camino de Málaga, Cristo, Canalejas and Reñidero in Vélez-Málaga and calles Princesa and San Martín in …
One man slightly injured in fire in Torre del Mar
A 37 year old man suffered minor burns to both hands following a fire at his home in avenida Valdepeñas in Torre del Mar.
Tram system still in the news
The Junta de Andalucia has described the proposed renting of the Vélez-Málaga trams to city in New South Wales in Australia as a ‘step backwards’, although it still refuses to provide any kind of funding as it considers the responsibility for this public transport service rests with the municipality.
Five arrested for stealing potatoes
Police have arrested five people, all Spanish nationals and residents of Málaga, on suspicion of robbery after they were caught red-handed loading 100 kilos of stolen potatoes into a van at a farm in Vélez-Málaga.
Phase one of promenade project finally finished
The first phase of the renovation of the promenade in Torre del Mar, originally scheduled to be completed in June 2012, is now finished and the Council has signed the certificate of acceptance.
Huge demand at ATIS diner
In the first five days of operation of the dining facility set up in Vélez-Málaga to help those with limited or no financial resources as a result of unemployment and the general financial crisis, a total of 750 meals were distributed free of charge to needy families in the community.
XXIII Ciclo Musical de Primavera
The Conservatorio Elemental de Música ‘José Hidalgo’ in Torre del Mar plays host to a number of musical concerts. On Monday April 22nd it is a trio comprising the guitars of Takeshi Tezuka and Tamaki Shibuya and the piano of Yoko Takaki.
Torre del Mar Fashion 2013
The Torre del Mar Fashion Show 2013, organised by the Association of Merchants and Entrepreneurs (ACET), takes place on Thursday April 11th at 18:30 on a specially constructed catwalk in calle Del Mar. A total of nine local store will be participating and the models, around 30 in total, will be supplied by the Manuel Beltrán Modelling School in Málaga.
Two illegal bingo halls closed down
Police have closed down two illegal bingo parlours, one in Torre del Mar and one in Vélez-Málaga, in which a total of 65 people were playing at the time of the raids.