Saturday May 19th is the XXXIV Romería in honour of the patron saint of Vélez-Málaga, the Virgen de los Remedios Coronada, starting at 16:00 with a Mass, accompanied by the Peña Axarquía Choir, on El Cerro. The Romeria will then head to finca La Pola where it will remain until Sunday.
Picasso poster collection
From Thursday May 17th until June 30th, the Convento San Francisco in Vélez-Málaga will be home to the travelling Picasso exhibition ‘Los Carteles de Picasso’ – ‘Picasso’s Posters’, a collection of 55 posters made by the artist for various occasions.
Young Nerja swimmers do very well in Vélez-Málaga
Nerja’s young swimmers were in action over the weekend in the II Open Chupete in Vélez Málaga and they achieved seven podium finishes and set three new records.
Two arrested for robbing a cinema in Vélez-Málaga
Two men have been arrested in Vélez-Málaga on suspicion of robbery with violence and illegal detention at a cinema in the shopping centre.
Another plea to save the tram
The Mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Francisco Delgado (PP), is once again asking the Junta de Andalucia to contribute financially to the tram system to avert the suspension of the system at the end of this moth or early June.
Pest control plans in Vélez-Málaga
Vélez-Málaga Council is preparing to start a campaign of insect and rodent control in Vélez-Málaga, Torre del Mar and Caleta de Vélez as soon as an existing exercise in other parts of the municipality is completed.
Latest timetable for suspension of Vélez-Málaga tram service is ‘late May’
The new date for the on-off suspension of the Vélez-Málaga to Torre del Mar tram service is ‘late May’ according to the latest reports.
Two dead as ultralight crashes near Vélez-Málaga
Two men died on Sunday afternoon when their ultralight aircraft crashed about 200 metres from the La Axarquía aerodrome near Vélez-Málaga.
Vélez-Málaga Council to eliminate Town Planning Agency
The separate Gerencia Municipal de Urbanismo (Municipal Town Planning Management Agency) in Vélez-Málaga is set to become a department of the past as from April 27th as part of the adjustment plan to enable the municipality to pay over €30 million of outstanding debts to service providers.
Funeral of painter Francisco Hernández
A large gathering from the world of culture and society gathered this morning to bid farewell to the painter Francisco Hernández, a native of Vélez-Málaga, who died yesterday at the age of 79 years.