The association of local residents ‘Velis’ in Vélez-Málaga has been voicing its concern about the poor state of the bus station in the town, describing it as ‘third world’ and unacceptable in the XXI century.
Coviran to leave Vélez-Málaga at the end of this week
The giant Andalucian distribution company Coviran is preparing to say farewell to Vélez-Málaga after more than twenty years in the municipality as it moves to a new, and larger facility in Casabemerja.
III Zoco de Ballix in Vélez-Málaga
Under the theme ‘Art in the Street’, around one hundred craftsmen and artisans are participating in the third Zoco de Ballix near the old fortress in Vélez-Málaga, the event continuing until Sunday.
Mayor of Vélez-Málaga gets hacked
A hacker managed to access the Facebook page of the Mayor of Vélez-Málaga and PSOE candidate for re-election, María Salomé Arroyo, replacing her profile photo with that of PP leader Mariano Rajoy. The hacker also posted several messages and a video on the site.
Man arrested for locking his wife in their home
A 39 year old man has been arrested in Vélez-Málaga for allegedly locking his wife in the family home for several hours on Tuesday evening.
Parade of Thrones in Vélez-Málaga
Over 850 children aged up to 12 years will participate today, Saturday, in this year’s Parade of Thrones through Vélez-Málaga.
GPS comes to Semana Santa
In Vélez-Málaga, the Guild of Brotherhoods will this year use a series of mobile devices with GPS capability during Semana Santa to track compliance with procession schedules and the progress of the various processions.
More problems for Vélez-Málaga Council
More problems for debt-ridden Vélez-Málaga Council, this time relating to the municipal cleaning concession, has led the Councillor for Town Planning and prospective IU mayoral candidate Salvador Marín to call for the ‘immediate rescue’ of the concession.
Vélez-Málaga officials get mobile phones cut off for five hours
Around one hundred municipal officials in Vélez-Málaga, including some Local Police, had their mobile phones cut off for a period of five hours on Tuesday as a result of action by Telefónica-Movistar in relation to unpaid bills of €92,000.
Fire at El Ingenio commercial centre in Vélez-Málaga
An electrical fire affecting two high voltage transformers and a generator at the El Ingenio commercial centre in Vélez-Málaga caused the precautionary evacuation of twelve cinemas due to concerns about smoke.