News from October 17, 2026

The Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena will host a match between Unicaja and San Pablo Burgos on June 5, 2027, according to Málaga Deporte y Eventos. Tickets are sold on the club's website.

The Málaga underground will sponsor the handball club during the 2026/27 season. Its logo will appear on advertising supports at the Pérez Canca Pavilion and on the team's digital platforms and social media.

The Benalmádena International Film Festival (FICCAB) has presented its Una Vida de Cine Award to actor Leo Harlem, at the 25th edition of the event, according to the Benalmádena City Council.

La Peña Flamenca La Repompa organizes the fourteenth edition of Benalmádena's Flamenco Week, which from November 13 to 20 will bring together singing, dance, guitar, film and gastronomy, as well as educational concerts for schoolchildren.

The Antequera centre starts its twenty-sixth intake with 94 students enrolled across four cycles. Enrolment remains open until the beginning of November and the teaching restaurant reopens on Wednesday, October 21.

Members of the Real Club Mediterráneo can take part on Friday, October 23, at 11:00, in a new session of the Memory Workshop, this time devoted to the school of other eras. It is held in the library of the clubhouse.

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, winner of two Academy Awards, has received the International Award of the Benalmádena International Film Festival (FICCAB) and has presented the national premiere of his film "Parallel Stories" in the town.

The socialists claim that, after eight years of Juanma Moreno's government, the land has not been transferred nor is there a signed agreement for the new centres, while more than 500 children remain in prefabricated classrooms.

The socialist municipal group will take a motion to Monday's Security committee demanding the opening of the fire station at the Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía, out of service since 2008, and a plan against the fires in Los Asperones.

The socialist municipal group denounces that the mayor approved by decree a cost overrun of 857,141 euros in the works on the Pedregalejo seafront promenade after Intervención and Asesoría Jurídica issued unfavorable reports.

The Department of Family and Equal Opportunities of Mijas has organised the 'Inspiring Girls' ('Niñas sin límites') initiative, in which 120 fifth and sixth grade Primary students from the Campanales school took part.

La Casa de la Cultura de Fuengirola hosts two sessions of the documentary film series by the Ayuntamiento and the Fundación Bioparc on Tuesday, October 20 and 27, with free admission until full capacity is reached.

The Ayuntamiento and La Marbella Canina organize on Sunday, October 25 the 'Búsqueda del Tesoro', a family treasure hunt with pets that starts at 10.00 hours at the templete Antonio Gil Guerrero 'El Nejo', in the Arroyo de la Represa park.

The Manilva Town Council has brought together the 52 residents who care for the municipality's cat colonies to update the regulations and provide them with identification materials, documentation and action protocols.

The Regional Ministry of Development and Mobility has renovated the courts in the back playground of the Pablo Ruiz Picasso school as compensation for the occupation of the space during the Metro extension works, which lasted two years.

The Alhaurín de la Torre Town Council has intensified the cleaning of streams, irrigation channels and sand traps ahead of the forecast of abundant rainfall from Sunday, October 18. Protección Civil asks people to avoid crossing flooded areas and to follow only official information.

Marbella City Council is stepping up work to open the mouths of the main rivers and streams in the municipality ahead of forecast heavy rain over the coming days, according to the Council.

The Youth Area of Torremolinos Town Council has launched a new edition of free Theatre, Urban Dance and Illustration and Comic workshops, aimed at people aged 14 to 30, with weekly classes until May and a complementary programme of activities.

La Casa de la Juventud de Antequera hosts the exhibition «Jóvenes Creadores» until Friday, October 23, featuring a selection of the designs presented at the third edition of the Fashion Show Antequera, held the previous weekend.

The poet and translator Helena Mariño has received the VI International Poetry Prize 'Ciudad de Estepona' for her work 'Mira la palabra cómo brilla', endowed with 7,000 euros and the publication of the poetry collection by Pre-Textos.