Job creation agreement in Torrox

Torrox Council has signed an agreement with the telemarketing company Telefónica Buscfonía whereby the Council will provide a number of facilities in exchange for the company creating around 40 jobs.

Ten minute Tornado hits Torrox

A small tornado swept through Torrox yesterday, entering at Ferrara in Torrox Costa and exiting at La Rabitilla in Torrox pueblo. The tornado only lasted about ten minutes but it did manage to uproot a fair number of the fixed beach umbrellas, dislodge half a dozen billboards from roofs and on the streets and uproot several trees. The Council is …

New radar system in Torrox tunnel

Speed cameras using a new radar system are now in operation at the Torrox tunnel, kilometre 288 of the A-7 highway, although fines will not be issued until February 1st 2011.

Rain delays start of Torrox Migas Festival

The slight dampness in the air throughout the Axarquia caused the start of the XXIX Torrox Migas Festival to be delayed by a couple of hours. The opening speech was made by the malagueño humourist Manolo Sarriá.

New care centre for Torrox

Torrox is set to have the first day care centre in the Axarquia for the elderly and dependent, the only similar facility being the Taller de Amsitad in Nerja which cares for people with learning disabilities.

Toy collection in Torrox

The Association of Young Single Women in Torrox is once again collecting toys, new or reconditioned but in perfect condition and with no sexist or military connotations, for the Spanish Red Cross.

Rural road repair in Torrox

Torrox Council has launched a campaign to repair around 200 kilometres of rural tracks this winter to ensure that local farmers are able to get the crops from their fields without problems.

Torrox man gets 17 years jail for murder

A Court in Málaga has sentenced a youth to 17 years imprisonment for the killing of another youth in the municipality of Torrox in 2008 following a dispute over a debt of €20.

Prize for Torrox sculptor

The Torrox sculptor Francisco Martín Molina has won the first prize in the VII Concurso de Arte Mariana Pineda held in Brussels, Belgium.