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Medal of honour
A BRITISHBORN resident in Almuñecar, Cecilia McWeeney Chacón has been recognised for her incredible contributions to the town. Cecilia accepted the award as ‘an adoptive daughter of Almuñecar’ at a ceremony on Tuesday, January 24.
In an awards ceremony at the town hall, Almuñecar councillors, Francisco Robles and Jaime Martos presented Cecilia with the town medal, recognising her achievements. Cecilia was initially nominated for the award before the pandemic, but the ceremony was repeatedly de layed. Bradford born and raised, Cecilia spent the first 20 years of her life in the UK before arriving in Almuñecar in the 60s. Cecilia’s chance move to the
Axarquian town was inspired by a fellow traveller from Almuñecar who she met while on holiday in Scandinavia.
Cecilia’s interest was piqued and she soon became one of the first bikiniclad visitors to the beach town a year later. Since that fateful summer, she fell in love with Almuñecar resident, Paco Chacón, staying ever since.
Cecilia has since become one of the most wellknown residents in the community, known for her business career and support for dozens of local charities including Caritas, the AECC and the AA.
TORROX was the only town in the Axarquia region to register a population growth rate above 5 per cent in 2022. The coastal town’s population is now just below 20,000.
Data released by the National Institute for Statistics on Sunday, January 1 was analysed by the town’s council and released in a report on Friday, January 27. Latest data revealed that the population has increased by a staggering 24 per cent in the last eight years.
Yearonyear data revealed that the town’s population grew from 18,937 residents on January 1, 2021 to 19,997 on January 1, 2022, an increase of 5.3 per cent.
