Archive of Málaga

The Ayuntamiento de Vélez-Málaga has presented a calendar of nine hiking routes between November and May 2027. The first outing will be on November 8 between Maro and the Barranco Colmenarejo. Each route costs 10 euros and requires sports membership.

The organisation and Ronda City Council review the job training courses of the Eracis programme. The next one, on event design and decoration, will begin on October 26.

The Marbella City Council is working on adapting 32 of the municipality's 60 traffic-light junctions to the amendment of the General Traffic Regulations, in force since October 1. The work will last until the end of November and will cost around 100,000 euros.

The dismantling of a large crane forces the closure to traffic of Avenida María Zambrano in Mijas on Thursday, October 22, from 09:45 to 22:00. The interurban route M-222 will not be able to serve the Cortijo Don Elias stop.

The polideportivo El Carmen in Estepona hosts the Open de Taekwon-Do ITF Estepona 2026 on Saturday, October 24, with 350 athletes from 14 Andalusian clubs and free access for the public.

The Estepona Botanical Park-Orchidarium hosts on Sunday, October 25, at 10.00 hours, the premiere of «Escuchar lo invisible», an audiovisual installation in which live orchids generate music and images in real time. The piece remains permanently in the park.

The mayor, Anthony Bermúdez, has called in the Tribuna de Alcaldes for the 2027 provincial budgets to include a line of 1.9 million euros for the second section of the road, after the Diputación has contributed 1.4 million for the first.

The mayor of Alhaurín de la Torre, Joaquín Villanova, has proposed to the Junta de Andalucía reviving the Vial Distribuidor, a road that would link the municipality with the capital's industrial estates, the Centro de Transportes de Mercancías (CTM)

Estepona Town Council has awarded Roura Cevasa the supply and installation of 162 solar streetlights in seven areas of the coastal corridor for 137,266.50 euros, with a deadline of 45 days from the signing of the contract.

The Fuengirola City Council applies a specific treatment with high-pressure hot water and biodegradable products to remove chewing gum, grease, wax or animal urine from municipal pavements.

Young people aged 16 to 35 can sign up until October 29 for the PEJ SUR 2026 pilgrimage, which will be held from November 6 to 8 in Andújar and at the sanctuary of the Virgen de la Cabeza. The price is 105 euros and includes bus, accommodation and meals.

The travelling show, which reviews five decades of events and protagonists through images, can be visited at the Alameda Principal in Málaga until November 6. The mayor, Francisco de la Torre, visited the exhibition this Monday.

The Contenedor Cultural of the University of Málaga hosts this week the screening of «Her», a sound art concert, flamenco jazz and a session of the Be Comics & Video Games course. The Faculty of Fine Arts also celebrates the first UMA Graphic Festival.

The PSOE of Málaga calls on the Andalusian Government for an audit of school canteens and to move towards the recovery of on-site kitchens in schools, following complaints from families about the quality and quantity of the menus.

The MIT professor Emilio José Castilla Fernández warns that algorithmic hiring systems reproduce biases from the past and proposes training and supporting people without giving up excellence, at the event where he received the honorary doctorate from the University of Málaga.

From Monday, October 26, the Teatro Auditorio Felipe VI hosts screenings, an exhibition and the presentation of a book for the 50th anniversary of «Carrie». The concert «Sinfonía del Terror»

The solemn mass at the parish church and the subsequent procession through the streets of San Pedro Alcántara, a locality in the municipality of Marbella, brought the fair to a close on Monday, October 19, with residents and visitors accompanying the image of the Patron Saint.

The first International Fair of the Primary Sector and Business of the Axarquía · Costa del Sol (FIAX) is held from October 23 to 25 at the Recinto Ferial de Vélez-Málaga, from 10 to 18 hours, with Italy as guest country and more than 70 stands of agriculture, livestock, fishing and crafts.

Estepona Town Council accepts applications from October 20 to November 3 for a free 310-hour organic farming course, with 150 hours of company internships, aimed at unemployed people registered as job seekers.

The Parque Botánico-Orquidario de Estepona hosts the 11th Orchid and Collector's Plant Fair on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25, with free access to the exhibitor area and workshops that require a ticket and advance booking.