Fuengirola Monthly 012 - August 2014

NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN RESIDENTS

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Quality of life survey proves a great success THE Quality of Life Survey for foreign Fuengirola residents throws up great results.

A whopping 99 per cent of respondents say quality of life is “high” or “very high” and most consider themselves “lucky” to live in Fuengirola.

“We also consider ourselves lucky to have them here. It is a gift that these people, even though they come from abroad, have chosen to live in Fuengirola, when they could be living anywhere they wanted. We are very thankful,” said Foreign Residents Councillor Katja Westerdahl.

The largest percentage of respondents comes from the UK, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic and Romania, she remarked.

“Thank you for the survey. I love living in Fuengirola,” said one foreign resident. “The more I live here, the more I like it. Thanks for everything,” said another.

KATJA WESTERDAHL: Thankful that so many foreign residents live in Fuengirola.

Mayor meets with the cleaning crews MAYOR Esperanza Oña met with municipal cleaning crews and thanked them for their hard work. The meeting took place in the Royal Hall of the Council and was attended by approximately 60 cleaners. Oña personally thanked them for efforts they have made in recent years. The number of

cleaning personnel has decrease due to retirements and deaths, but the quality of the service they provided has not dwindled.

Oña said the Council will invest €200,000 to modernise the equipment and machinery used by cleaning crews.

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Fuengirola’s Summer Movie Festival FUENGIROLA Council announces the third edition of the Summer Movie Festival.

Beach Councillor Ana Mula and Miramar Centre Director Juan Carlos Gomez presented the movies that will be screened at the third Summer Movie Festival on Los Boliches beach every Tuesday between July 22 and August 12.

“Our objective is to attract more people

than in previous editions, if that were at all possible,” said Mula. She thanked Miramar Centre for their cooperation in the project.

Between 11,000 and 14,000 enjoyed the Beach Movie Festival in its first two editions, remarked Mula. The Council launched the initiative to increase the cultural and leisure activities offered in Fuengirola.

Gomez publicly thanked Fuengirola Council “for their unconditional support to this initiative.”

The August movies will be screened at 10.30pm on the 5th and the 12th and include Madagascar 3 and Despicable Me 2. Moviegoers can sit on the sand, on their towels or even bring their own chairs. The movies will be screened in English with Spanish subtitles.

Second construction phase of Fuengirola River Park FUENGIROLA River will soon turn into an unparalleled park in the province. The second construction phase of the River Park has started and before the autumn rains arrive, local residents and tourists will enjoy the new leisure infrastructure aimed at giving the Fuengirola River a new image. The first phase of the project was inaugurated three years ago.

With an investment of €1.18 million, the second phase will be full of areas for relaxation and recreation and aims for a “more natural” image.

It is 350 metres long and has a total area of 74,500 square metres. The infrastructure will have a bicycle lane, an area for pedestrians and a 30 or 40metre footbridge.

Given the number of bids presented, Fuengirola Council took its time before awarding the final contract to Hormigones Asfalticos Andaluces S.A.

MAYOR ESPERANZA OÑA: Launched the special summer plan.

Council launches safety programme FUENGIROLA Mayor Esperanza Oña announced the launch of the Special Summer Plan of the Local Police.

The initiative aims at increasing safety in Fuengirola and is possible thanks to the cooperation of 11 volunteers of the police who will be patrolling the streets between 8pm and 5am, though their main focus will be the promenade, Las Palmeras, Moncayo Street and surrounding areas and the PYR hotel, due to the large number of businesses, tourists and

local residents in the area.

The plan also seeks to crack down on illegal drugs, alcohol sales to minors and in unauthorised areas and to enforce traffic laws.

However, one of its main objectives is to keep peddlers from selling counterfeit goods.

Mayor Oña said peddlers represent a disloyal form of competition with regards to licences, businesses that pay their taxes and added that buying counterfeit goods is extremely detrimental to business owners.

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Three new inflatable parks for Fuengirola beaches BEACHGOERS visiting Fuengirola beaches are now able to enjoy three recently created inflatable parks.

Located on Fuengirola, Carvajal and Los Boliches beaches, the three new inflatable parks were put out to public tender at the beginning of the year so that they would be ready to welcome tourists in the summer.

“We came up with the idea because we wanted our beaches to be even more beautiful,” said the Mayor.

“We demanded very specific safety conditions: every park has lifeguards, night guards and every visitor

INFLATABLE PARKS: Each park has lifeguards and strict safety conditions. must wear a life jacket,” she added.

In addition, the project has helped 20 local residents find

a job, including 13 lifeguards and seven night guards.

Promoting tourism through photos fuengirola Council launched a photography competition to promote tourism. Mayor esperanza oña announced the initiative to boost local businesses and tourism. titled ‘fuengirola un sol de Ciudad 2014,’ the competition seeks to find the most beautiful pictures depicting the town to attract tourists and potential new residents. the council plans to upload the pictures to showcase the beauty of fuengirola. there is a €1,200 prize for the winning collection and €50 for the best pictures chosen by a jury.

Photography enthusiasts interested in participating can submit their works at the Municipal register between July 21 and september 10. a minimum of 15 pictures are required (maximum 20) for at least two of the four competition categories.

Mayor oña said the pictures must focus on fuengirola and be recent. the main categories are: the beauty of fuengirola, its streets, squares, green areas; beaches, festivities, traditions and events,

MAYOR OÑA: This is a competition to promote tourism. traditional fairs, Christmas, Beer fair, Medieval Market; and landscapes. “we want to make it clear that this is a competition to

promote tourism”, said oña. further information is available at www.fuengirola.es and at www.visitafuengirola.com.

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INAUGURATION: The mayor at the park which includes a garden and a recreation area.

Fuengirola inaugurates second dog park DOG lovers will be happy to know that Fuengirola recently opened a new dog park.

‘Guau Guau’ is located between San Gabriel, San Manuel and Reyes Magos Streets next to Miramar Centre and is the second dog park in Fuengirola.

Mayor Esperanza Oña invited local residents and visitors to the inauguration and to be part of such a special event that shows Fuengirola as an animal-friendly city.

The event started at 8pm with games, a jumping and an obedience competition

New roundabout on Carvajal Avenue FUENGIROLA Mayor Esperanza Oña presented a project for the creation of a new roundabout on Carvajal Avenue.

The project aims at considerably increasing road safety in the area accessing and leaving Fuengirola on the old N-340 and in the access to many urbanisations. Its main advantage is that it will allow drivers to change direction at Carvajal

Avenue without having to go all the way to Benalmadena.

Construction started on July 14 and is scheduled to be ready in 21 days. However, the roundabout could be finished before that if everything goes according to plan.

The contract - put out to public tender and won by Probisa - has a cost of €27,409, almost €5,000 less than initially expected.

organised by the Municipal Dog Training School.

The park - with an area of 3,600 square metres - has a 2,242 square metre garden and a recreation area (645 square metres). There is also a training and gymnastics area.

Council opens bicycle rental FUENGIROLA Council opened a bicycle rental at the Fuengirola Port (Puerto Deportivo).

Councillor in charge of the Fuengirola Port, Juan Lazo inaugurated the rental. The bicycles are available to local residents, visitors and tourists.

“The idea is to raise awareness among people about transportation possibilities without CO2 emissions,” said Lazo. “This is one of the leading initiatives in an ambitious project that integrates bicycles as a mode of transport,” he remarked.

There are a total of 18 bicycles available Monday to Friday from 11am-11pm. Prices are one hour €3, four hours €10, all day €15.