Nerja – Main Road Makeover

Nerja wants to undertake improvements to the N340 coast road through the municipality. The Town Council has approved the motion by the councillor for infrastructure, José Alberto Tomé, who said the carriageway was badly deteriorated with the top coating of asphalt so badly damaged in some places that it is becoming dangerous. Permission is now being sought from the state roads authority to go ahead with immediate repairs.

Málaga - Sixteen Years of Half Marathons

On Sunday, April 2nd, Malaga Sport will host the city’s 16th annual half marathon. Organizers anticipate over 2,000 runners participating in the 21.5 kilometre race. Just as in previous years, the race covers a route that runs primarily along the bay, with installations in Merkamueble, Avda. Santa Rosa de Lima and an ending point at Ciudad Deportiva de Carranque.

The race will feature 800 runners from Malaga, many from other areas of Andalucía as well as runners from other countries. Runners have been confirmed from England, Finland, Germany, Holland, Kenya and Morocco already. Local athletes taking part include Miguel Torralvo, Rafael Romero, Augustín Molina and the current world veteran champion, Juan Vázquez.

Antequera - Plans Under Way For New Airport

Plans for a new international airport in Antequera are well under way, although subject to approval from AENA, the airport authority, which is studying the compatibility of the proposed new airport with future expansion plans for Malaga Airport. Also being studied is the effect the new airport could have on existing flight paths in the province.

Investment in the new airport will reach 100 million euros, which means that the Vera Group is looking for financial partners to go ahead with the project. There are still many formalities ahead, nevertheless, including Civil Aviation permits, approval by the Environmental Authorities, regional planning approval and approval by the Ministry for Public Works.

The airport will be initially made operative to meet the requirements of low-cost airlines. This means a main runway, parking facilities for aircraft, a terminal building measuring 9,000 square metres, a control tower, a fire brigade and public parking for up to 500 cars. Subsequent facilities will include a ring road, a heliport, a cargo terminal, a second runway and more parking space for aircraft. There will also be a second car-park and terminal building.

Coín – 2006 Budget

Two and a half months into the new year, Coín Town Hall finally approved the 2006 municipal budget, at 32.9 million euros, up nearly 30 per cent from the 2005 budget. Capital projects, including road and water-infrastructure improvements among other things, are to receive 14 million euros, a 35 per cent increase over 2005.

Estepona – Illegal Renting Scam

Estepona council is investigating claims that people who have benefited from cheap local authority housing are contravening regulations by renting the properties out or selling them on. The conditions under which VPOs, as they are known (Viviendas de Protección Oficial), are granted are that they must be used as the normal residence of their owners, cannot be left uninhabited, may not be used for other purposes, and may not be let or sold.

The councillor for Housing, Juan Manuel Rodríguez, says the council has already detected cases where owners of VPOs are renting them for 600 or 700 euros a month, and others in which the properties are lying empty. His department is now checking all VPOs, which have been allocated since 1996, to see who lives in them and whether the conditions are being upheld.

Málaga - 300 Million Euro Project

The mayor of Málaga, Francisco de la Torre, has presented a project which will convert the old Repsol gas plant into a huge commercial and residential area. The project will have 5 towers with offices and apartments, one of them will be a skyscraper of 160 metres high, also a large park of 80.000 square metres will be built in the area. 400 council homes will be built with a circular design imitating the large Repsol gas tanks that were removed. The cost of the project will be approximately 300 million euros and it should take 8 years to fulfil the whole project.

Nerja - New Urban Plan

Nerja's draft Urban Plan includes seven new residential areas with a total of 6,746 homes, the reservation of 66,000 square metres of land for industrial buildings beside the Castillo Alto industrial estate, and the relocation of the future cemetery to the north of the Endesa-Sevillana substation. The N340 highway will also become an avenue between the border with Torrox and the municipality of Maro, and an intermediary road will be created between the N340 and the motorway to ease traffic congestion.

These are the major elements of the plan, which is due to be debated at a council meeting in the near future. The mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo, says the plan aims at ensuring organised and sustainable growth for the town, and consolidating its reputation as a tourist resort.

Marbella - New Technology Park

Details were presented last week of the new 'Marbella Tecnópolis', a Technology Park and residential district which is planned for a 400 hectare site to the north of the toll motorway, on land which lies in the municipalities of both Marbella and Ojén.

This project is the brainchild of the Luque family, who own the chain of Fuerte Hotels, in conjunction with an American company from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Principia Technology Group, and it has strong support from the Junta de Andalucía. The plans were revealed on Friday by Paulino Plata, who is currently the head of the regional government's Public Works, Innovation and Tourism Departments, and who is a possible socialist candidate for Marbella in next year's local elections.

The idea behind the project is to create an area where experts in science and technology, education and business, from all over the world, can live, work, and exchange information. The residential area would contain no more than eight houses per hectare, as 70% of the area would be kept free from building, and the plans also include leisure and commercial services. The cost of the project is calculated to be more than 900 million euros, and the development would take place over a 15-year period.

Marbella - Arrests At The Town Hall

The Mayor of Marbella and 20 others were arrested on Wednesday in a National Police operation against corruption in Marbella Town Hall. Along with Marisol Yagüe, the others to spend the night in a police cell included Deputy Mayor Isabel García Marcos, the Town Planning consultant, Juan Antonio Roca, town councillors Victoriano Rodríguez and José Antonio Jaén and the Town Hall secretary Leopoldo Barrantes. The rest, mainly lawyers, are all men and women connected with Juan Antonio Roca, who, while only officially a municipal consultant, is considered to have masterminded the municipal corruption.

According to the investigation Juan Antonio Roca, who apparently has been holding the reins to Marbella Town Hall from a back seat, earned his illegal income from deals involving the redesignation of land and building licences, paying the town councillors for their cooperation. On Wednesday the police searched 27 properties including municipal offices, private residences and business premises.

The police investigation has focused on corruption connected with town planning and the consequent laundering of money gained illegally. Embezzlement, bribery and influence peddling are among the possible charges.

Edificio Alejandra – New Development

Edificio Alejandra is a small development of only 5 apartments is located in Arroyo de la Miel, Benalmádena. The promotion consists of studios and one bedroom apartments in a central location and which represent excellent value for money.

Prices start from €120,000 for a studio.
Edificio Alejandra

Edificio Alejandra – New Development

Edificio Alejandra is a small development of only 5 apartments is located in Arroyo de la Miel, Benalmádena. The promotion consists of studios and one bedroom apartments in a central location and which represent excellent value for money.

Prices start from €120,000 for a studio.
Edificio Alejandra

Terrazas del Lago – New Development

Terrazas del Lago is located in Arcos de la Frontera – Cadiz and consists of 50 wonderful townhouses with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, patios and 2 garage spaces. The complex is located in a privileged landscaped with fantastic views over the Lake of Arcos de la Frontera.

Arcos de la Frontera is a city placed on a hill over the Guadalete River, offering incredible views of the valley, surrounded by mountains and lakes. Located only 20 km. from the Natural Park of Sierra de Grazalema, 20 minutes from Jerez Airport and a little more from Cadiz and Puerto de Santa Maria.

Price for townhouse: €180,000

Payment Terms are: 6.000€ Deposit, 30 PPC and 70% on Completion.

Terrazas del Lago