Torrox Council is in the process of handling a specific amendment to its PGOU (Plan General de Ordenación Urbana) to allow for the carrying out of a project to build a new courthouse complex.
Torrox feria
Torrox feria, in honour of San Roque and Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, starts tonight and continues until Sunday October 4th.
The marina
The Mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo, and the Mayor of Torrox, Toñi Claros, have been in Sevilla to discuss the proposed Marina to be built on the boundary between the two municipalities near the beach at Vilches.
Torrox has houses, but no buyers
Torrox, which benefitted greatly from the real estate boom during the early part of this decade, is now suffering badly as a result of the recession in the construction industry.
Torrox water bills
Last year, one thousand residents in Torrox elected to receive their Aqualia water bills through electronic means.
Shooting in Torrox
A 56 year old Torrox resident was shot and injured as he made his way back to his caravan home.
Torrox multipurpose centre finally opens
The new multipurpose centre in Torrox, located at the Conejito roundabout, is finally open and in use after a decade of contruction work.
Repairs to water supply
The Department of Environment, through the Andalucian Water Agency, is set to spend €800,000 on improvements to the water supply and sanitation systems in Vélez-Málaga, Torrox and La Viñuela.
Torrox suspends VPO project
Torrox Council has suspended the proposed sale of plots of land in Barranco de El Puerto for the construction of 152 VPO (subsidised) houses. The suspension is due to the discovery of irregularities in the tendering process.
New multi-purpose building in Torrox to open in September
Work has begun to furnish the new multi-purpose building near the Conejito roundabout in Torrox Costa and the current plan is for an official opening in September. The building, costing €5 million, features a library, Tourist Office and a new (second) office for the Mayor.