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Entertainment

New Velez-Malaga theatre goes over budget to reach almost €10 million

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 12 Mar, 2017 @ 13:23

The main theatre will have 527 seats, with large open-plan spaces planned to accommodate the other events

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Velez-Malaga residents demand start of delayed theatre works

Elsa Maishman (Reporter) - 2 Mar, 2017 @ 15:00

A petition demanding work be started on the restoration of the Lope de Vega theatre has gained 5,100 signatures

Crime & Law

Teacher in Velez-Malaga hands himself in, admitting to sexual abuse of pupils

Elsa Maishman (Reporter) - 24 Jan, 2017 @ 14:22

The man said that he had a problem which required treatment and he wanted to go to prison until he was cured

Food & Drink

Velez Malaga wine Botani voted one of best in world

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 22 Jan, 2017 @ 14:00

Jorge Ordonez’ dry moscatel Botani was chosen by globally-renowned wine critic Robert Parker as one of his top three 2016 wines selling at under $20 a bottle

Crime & Law

Huge basement cannabis farm discovered in sleepy Velez Malaga village

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 18 Jan, 2017 @ 18:00

Police found 1,399 plants hidden in a house in La Vinuela above Velez-Malaga after neighbours complained of a strong smell of marijuana and incessant machinery noise

Other News

Pregnant migrant rushed to hospital after boat lands in Velez Malaga

Laurence Dollimore - 18 Jan, 2017 @ 15:30

Six others were also transferred to the Hospital Comarcal de Velez-Malaga, where two were treated for hypothermia and four for abrasive wounds

Entertainment

Tributes pour in for world-famous Velez-Malaga musician

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 7 Jan, 2017 @ 10:10

A shrine has also been erected in his memory

La Cultura

Three Kings: Where to watch parades in Andalucia on January 5

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 5 Jan, 2017 @ 11:18

Millions of people are expected to come out and join in with the huge Cabalgatas de Reyes, which will snake their way through both bustling cities and tiny villages

Environment

Torrential rain causes flooding chaos in Malaga province

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 28 Nov, 2016 @ 12:03

Two tourists had to be rescued in Velez-Malaga due to the dangerous downpours, which also caused a mini tornado, landslides and trees to fall in the Sierra regions and on the Costa del Sol

Malaga

Investigation launched into gas explosion at Malaga restaurant without a food licence

Rob Horgan - 9 Oct, 2016 @ 09:00

Mayor Antonio Ferrer confirmed that the kitchen at the centre of the explosion hasn’t held a licence since 2013

Malaga

Velez-Malaga gas explosion injures at least 77 people

Karl Smallman - 2 Oct, 2016 @ 12:16

Video footage showed people fleeing the cafe after the explosion, with the street outside covered in debris

Malaga

Axarquia lighthouse to finally receive refurbishment

Staff Reporter - 27 Jul, 2016 @ 18:23

The works are expected to be complete within the next two months

Sport

Successful car rally brings €500,000 to Velez-Malaga economy

Laurence Dollimore - 13 Jul, 2016 @ 18:11

The event brought 8,000 people to the Axarquia capital

Business & Finance

Spanish PM Rajoy claims Malaga ‘has a bright, promising future’

Iona Napier - 8 Jul, 2016 @ 19:11

He made the comments during an interview with TV show El Hormiguero

Crime & Law

Student in hospital after having his throat slit at graduation prom in Spain

Laurence Dollimore - 8 Jun, 2016 @ 17:37

He lost litres of blood in the attack

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Miguel de Cervantes’ journeyed around Andalucia collecting taxes

Rob Horgan - 4 Jun, 2016 @ 10:08

New research has tracked the 16th century author’s voyage of Andalucia

Politics

Spanish politician busted in drink-driving probe was three times over the limit

Iona Napier - 28 May, 2016 @ 14:39

Caught out drinking

La Cultura

Miguel de Cervantes journeyed around Andalucia collecting taxes

Rob Horgan - 19 May, 2016 @ 11:35

New research has tracked the 16th century author’s own Don Quixote-esque voyage of Andalucia

Malaga

Vélez-Malaga town hall red-faced after Cervantes street art washes off

Iona Napier - 20 Mar, 2016 @ 18:20

The writing’s on the road

Malaga

Velez-Malaga keeps its hyphen

Staff Reporter - 14 Feb, 2016 @ 14:11

Councillors voted in favour of keeping the punctuation mark

Property

Place in the Sun films in the Axarquia

Staff Reporter - 6 Feb, 2016 @ 14:55

Presenter Jasmine Harman helped a British woman find her dream home

Environment

Eco-warriors slam Velez-Malaga deforestation

Iona Napier - 22 Jan, 2016 @ 07:49

GENA-Ecologistas en Accion claims a wooded hill, some 241m high, has been destroyed by loggers

Travel News

Road trip through the Axarquia from Nerja to Comares

Iona Napier - 15 Dec, 2015 @ 14:11

Mountain peaks, olive groves, vineyards and Moorish white villages take Rob Horgan’s breath away on a journey up hills and back in time through the Axarquia

Andalucia

EXCLUSIVE: Expat left for dead after hit-and-run incident

Joe Duggan (Reporter) - 17 Sep, 2015 @ 12:45

Young Brit suffers horrific injuries after ‘animals’ leave him for dead near Torre del Mar

Crime & Law

Soon-to-be Marbella police chief already under investigation

Nina Chausow - 7 Aug, 2015 @ 13:05

And his understudy is set to be disgraced ex-chief Rafael del Pozo

Environment

EXCLUSIVE: Up to 100 left without water in the Axarquia

Rob Horgan - 6 Aug, 2015 @ 08:45

Thirsty expats call on town halls after hundreds are left for weeks without water

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