Vélez-Málaga Council has given the municipal housing company EMVIPSA the task of renovating and remodelling the promenade in Torre del Mar.
New independence parties in Torre del Mar
For 28 years, the Independent Pro Municipality Torre del Mar Group (GIPMTM), whose main aim is to seek separate municipality status for Torre del Mar, has formed part of the Vélez-Málaga Council, but they could now face competition at the upcoming municipal elections in May 2011.
Container ship runs aground in Almayate
A German container ship, the ‘K Wave’, with thirteen crew on board, ran aground early this morning on playa de Madrid in Almayate in the municipality of Vélez-Málaga.
Vélez-Málaga home help figures for 2010
Figures released by Vélez-Málaga Council show that during 2010, the home help service provided a total of 208,000 hours of assistance to 392 people at a cost of €2,261,000.
Birth of the Axarquia Pregnancy Association
Yesterday, February 14th, saw the birth of a new association at the Casa Cervantes in Vélez Málaga, the Axarquia Pregnancy Association (Asociación de Embarazadas de la Axarquía).
Torre del Mar municipal shield
The Junta de Andalucia has issued a report on the possibility of Torre del Mar being able to adopt, display and use its former 1845 municipal shield for various official purposes, and the news is not good.
Travelsa propose increase in technical rate for Vélez-Málaga tram
The company Tranvía Vélez (Travelsa), concessionaires of the much-troubled tram system operating between Torre del Mar and Vélez-Málaga, has proposed increasing the technical rate from €1.68 to €2.25.
Roadworks in Vélez-Málaga
Vélez-Málaga Council has begun a €22,372 project to improve calle Siempreviva, the works to take one month and to include improving the pavement, totally renovating the sewage and water supplies and installing underground piping to house the future lighting cables for the San Sebastián area.
Police in Vélez-Málaga recover stolen fruit
During the past three months, Local Police in Vélez-Málaga have recovered around 500 kilos of fruit and vegetables stolen from local farmers, making four arrests in the process.
New sports facilities in Vélez-Málaga
The new sports facilities in the parque María Zambrano in Vélez-Málaga, which include two paddle tennis courts and an area for basketball, football, volleyball and handball, are due to be inaugurated on Andalucia Day, February 28th. The project has cost €371,412.