The so-called ‘blue zone’ paid parking system in Vélez-Málaga and Torre del Mar will not come into operation until some time in 2012, the Council not wishing to act in haste. The project was only started in 2007.
Vélez-Málaga Council to set up commission to investigate the El Copo situation
In 2008, Vélez-Málaga became the first municipal authority in Spain to be ordered by the courts to pay compensation to local residents as a result of distress caused by noise pollution over a period of thirteen years and the matter is still dragging on.
Mother of abandoned baby has been located
The mother of the newborn baby found abandoned on a street in Torre del Mar has been placed under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Prosecutor and has been charged with abandonment.
Complaints about raw sewage in the rio Vélez
The environmental group Gena-Ecologists in Action has lodged complaints with Seprona and the Department of Environment of the Junta de Andalucia relating to sewage discharges into the rio Vélez.
Abandoned baby in Torre del Mar
A newborn baby found abandoned on calle Cuesta del Visillo in Torre del Mar early this morning is doing well according to doctors at the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía.
Gambas Pil Pil at Chiringuito Rosa
What better place to have lunch in Torre del Mar than at one of the traditional beach ‘chiringuitos’….before they all disappear as a result of the maritime-terrestrial public domain nonsense.
Swimming pool project in Torre del Mar being reconsidered
The new PP government in Vélez-Málaga is considering whether or not to proceed with the planned construction of an indoor swimming pool in Torre del Mar, a €3.2 million project, in view of the precarious financial situation within the municipality.
Torre del Mar Feria 2011
Torre del Mar Feria in honour of Santiago and Santa Ana is in full swing and continues until Tuesday. Tonight, Sunday, sees a concert by Natalia and Maka, Monday night it’s Elsa Rios and the procession of the Virgen del Carmen is on Tuesday.
Start of work on Torre del Mar promemade is delayed
The renovation and improvement of the promenade in Torre del Mar, originally scheduled to start before the summer, will not now begin until late September or maybe even October.