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Getting ready for the Christmas season.

iSSuE nº 5nOvEMbER/DECEMbER 2013

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New kiosk at the local dog park. Learn all about the Catholic Monarchs.

Information provided by

THE Councillor for Foreign

Residents, Katja Westerdahl,

reminded people of the

importance of confirming on the

Padron that they continue to

reside in the town.

To make this easier, it can now

also be done by phone.

The Central Government

allocates money to towns

according to how many people

are on the padron. Therefore, if

you aren’t on it, your town hall

will lose money for the

provision of basic services.

EU citizens registered on the

Padron must confirm their

registration every two years.

This means that they confirm

that they are still living at the

address where they initially

registered. It is important to do

so, otherwise they will be taken

off the padron and lose the right

to benefits such as discount on

taxes, accessing a doctor,

registering children in schools,

discount on activities and a long

list of other benefits, including

voting in local elections.

The National Institute of

Statistics asks towns for their

register of inhabitants, and

foreigners who have not

confirmed that they remain in

the town will be taken off it to

avoid people being registered

who do not live in the town.

Fuengirola Town Hall and the

Foreign Residents Department

have made confirmation easier,

as it is obligatory.

It can now be done via e-mail,

fax, post or phone.

The phone number is 952 589

440, or for those who speak

Spanish: 952 589 384 or 952 589

385.

Send personal data to

foreignresidents@fuengirola.org

by fax to 952 589 440, or post to

Concejalia de Extranjeros

Residentes; Paseo Jesus Santo

Rein, 6 (edificio Oficina de

Turismo); 29640 Fuengirola

(Malaga).

Westerdahl said “the town hall

is at the disposal of local

residents for any questions they

may have. We will be delighted

to help them at the Council for

Foreign Residents, from

Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm.”

Padron confirmation cannow be done by phone

Councillor Westerdahl said the council will help residents to confirm their registration.

November/December 20132

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CHRISTMaS lights will once

again decorate the streets of

Fuengirola during the holiday

season.

The councillor for Festivities

and Traditions, Isabel Moreno,

announced that the town hall is

installing 1,432,234 bulbs that

will light up the streets this year.

These are low-energy bulbs

and light-emitting diode (LED),

which consume 16.25 per cent

less energy than those used last

year and will save the town hall

more than €50,000.

“We know we are in the midst

of an economic crisis, so we’re

putting an extra effort to bring the

best street lights possible at the

lowest price,” said Moreno.

Fuengirola is a pioneer in the

use of energy saving street lights

for Christmas, and has been using

LED lighting since 2007, six

years before the Junta de

andalucia first recommended it.

Christmas lights will be on

from 6pm to 12am on working

days, and from 6pm to 2am on

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

They will be lit on Friday,

November 29, at 7pm.

The streets of the town will

also be decorated with 10 signs

wishing merry Christmas, 112

Christmas decorative motifs, 12

almond trees, eight statues and

two nativity scenes made with

wicker.

In addition, two Christmas

trees will be installed in Plaza de

España and Plaza San Rafael.

Getting ready for the holiday season

THE seventh Christmas Market will be held

from December 3 to 16 in the Plaza de la

Constitucion in Fuengirola.

There will be a tent in the centre of the

square where each of the participating

businesses will sell their products and

promote their Christmas offers. The aim is to

boost commerce for local businesses.

The Councillor for Commerce, Carmen

Diaz, said “this is a way for the local

government to support small and medium

businesses. This municipal initiative will once

again give the sector a boost at Christmas.”

This year, the number of days has been

increased, and participants can take part over

the whole period, or in one of the two stages,

from December 3-9, or from December 10-

16.

Local businesses interested in taking part

must go to the ‘Registro de Entrada’ at the

Town Hall, where they can fill in a form. Then

they should go to the ‘Public Streets’ (Via

Publica) Department, to request the payment

form, and finally, go to the treasury

(Tesoreria) to pay the amount.

Places are limited and will be granted on a

first come, first served basis. The cost is

€80.91 for each stage, or €161.82 for both.

Diaz encouraged all businesses based in

Fuengirola to take part and boost their sales.

The market has been very popular in past

years which is why the town hall has decided

to go ahead with it once again.

The market will be held in the Plaza de la Constitucion once again.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS: The town hall will save €50,000.

Christmas Market for allbusinesses in the town

November/December 20133

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FUENGIRoLa Council has given the go-

ahead for the new taxi prices for 2014 and the

use of meters in all vehicles.

Changes do not mean that prices have gone

up for passengers, but that rates have been

simplified and standardised, and will be

shown on meters for better clarity.

The Mayor, Esperanza oña, publicly

thanked the local taxi drivers for their

collaboration over the years. She said “we

have never had any problems with them and

I have always felt that the Fuengirola’s taxi

drivers have collaborated with the town

councils. This agreement would not have

been possible without their support.”

The only price that has gone up is the

minimum price for a journey, but the rise is

still lower than the Consumer Price Index of

the past years, showing that the sector takes

into account that people need to use the

service but that we are in the midst of a

financial crisis.

The supplement for the week in which

Fuengirola fair is held has been done away

with, and a unique supplement of €1.20 will

apply to passengers with more than two

pieces of luggage or who need to be picked

up from a specific point.

The taxi service will have the same prices

as Fuengirola, Mijas, Benalmadena and

Torremolinos, for greater peace of mind. The

Costa del Sol Hoteliers association is pleased

with this measure.

New taxi rates and meters set for next year

THE Mayor, Esperanza Oña,

inaugurated the guau guau bar

kiosk in los Pacos dog park.

The kiosk is made of two wooden

modules with a total surface of

80m2.

She was accompanied by the

local councillor for green areas

and Parks, Dolores buzon, as well

as numerous local residents.

The aim of opening the kiosk is

to make the area more attractive

and offer local families the chance

to run their own business.

The dog park has become

popular with residents of

Fuengirola and other towns.

Several nearby towns have copied

the park or have plans to create

something similar.

The kiosk makes the park more

exclusive, also thanks to the Dog

Training School which is held in

the afternoons.

One of the two wooden modules

has a café and the other has a

storeroom and toilets, and there is

also a terrace. Food, drink and

items for dogs will be sold on the

premises.

New kiosk at the dog parkDOGGY KIOSK: Mayor Esperanza Oña opened the kiosk at the dog park.

The kiosk will sell food, drinks, and productsfor dogs and has a terrace and toilets.

November/December 20134

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aN informative cycle about the Catholic

Monarchs is being held in Fuengirola

until January 17.

The cycle includes conferences and an

exhibition with authentic documents

signed by King Fernando or Queen

Isabel. There are also replicas of her

crown and sceptre, and one of his swords,

as well as maps of the town in medieval

times and modern day, which will be

projected on the façade of the town hall

from January 2-4.

The activities accompany the three-

metre-tall bronze statue of the Catholic

Monarchs which will be inaugurated in

the old town hall square, which will be

known as Plaza de los Reyes Catolicos.

This, in turn, commemorates the date

when the Sohail Castle in Fuengirola was

taken back from the arabs in 1485 and the

area became part of the Kingdom of

Spain.

Conferences will be held on December

2 and 16 at the Salon Real of Fuengirola

Town Hall at 8pm.

at the exhibition, there are also images

of historical sites which were important in

the life of the Catholic Monarchs, and a

hall dedicated to how the statue was

made. Visitors will be given a small token

to commemorate their visit.

There will be a special day for children

on January 3 in the town centre. avenida

Condes de San Isidro will be closed to

traffic. on January 17, there will be a

concert of medieval music at 8.30pm at

the Iglesia del Rosario.

Mayor Oña attended the inaugural conference in November.

Learn all about Fernando andIsabel, the Catholic Monarchs

The cycle will continue until January 17, 2014. Many local residents have attended the conferences.

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