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COELIAC-FRIENDLY BUSINESSES.

issue nº 14october 2014

Ayuntamiento de

Fuengirolawww.fuengirola.org952 58 93 00 // 952 58 94 40

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A NEW PARK FOR LOS PACOS. NO ALCOHOL FOR CHILDREN.

Information provided by

FUENGIROLA Council

launched a mobile phone app to

stay in touch with local residents.

In its ongoing efforts to turn

Fuengirola into a smart city and

to use information and

communication technologies to

offer more efficient and

interactive public services, the

Council launched Juntos

Fuengirola Avanza, a state-of-

the-art free smartphone

application that allows local

residents to inform authorities of

any breakdown in town that

needs repairing.

Until now, anyone wishing to

inform local authorities of any

problems affecting public

services needed to call the toll

free number 900.20.20.50 or the

GECOR system, implemented in

2010. This tool, however, is faster

and allows people to interact

directly with Council authorities,

saving time and money, said

Mayor Esperanza Oña.

Using the app is very simple:

the user must first register and

then fill out a form online, which

Fuengirola Council launchesJuntos Fuengirola Avanza

FREE SMARTPHONE APP: Proudly presented by Mayor Oña.

includes specific information

such as where the repair needs to

be done, what needs to be done,

and the system even gives users

the possibility to send a picture

via their smartphones. Once the

request has been sent, the user

will get an email confirming that

it has been received. The user will

also be sent a reference number,

with which he or she can keep

track of their requests.

The request is automatically

linked to the user’s phone

number, which should help deter

pranksters. The system is user-

friendly and once people become

used to it, it will not take them

more than 15 seconds to make

their requests, said the mayor.

“Our citizens will now be more

cooperative. We will all be part of

one big family, working together

for a common goal,” said Oña.

fuengirola is currently

optimising its data transmission

service by installing a new optical fibre

network.

optical fibre systems allow data to

be transmitted over longer distances

and at higher bandwidths than

traditional wire cables.

the project was launched months

ago and though the council is not

involved in it, it represents an

important technological innovation for

fuengirola, said urban Planning

councillor ana Mula at a press

conference.

the optical fibres have already been

installed on calle francisco rivera

Paquirri, santa fe, santa gema,

avenida de las salinas, calle Heroes

de baler, avenida de santa amalia,

Jabega, burgos, avenida de Miramar,

camilo Jose cela, avenida de Mijas

and camino de coin. at the helm of

the ambitious enterprise is a company

called Magtel, though telefonica sa - a

spanish telecommunications and

broadband provider with operations

around the world - is expected to

install new optical fibre systems

starting next year.

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FUENGIROLA is to be the first

town in Costa del Sol to provide

coeliacs easier access to gluten-

free food in fully regulated bars

and restaurants.

Coeliac disease occurs in

genetically predisposed people

and is caused by an immune

response to gluten, said Social

Services councillor, Jose

Martin. People suffering from

it must follow a lifelong gluten-

free diet and be very careful

when cooking to avoid cross

contamination with foods

containing gluten.

It is estimated that three per

cent of the population have

coeliac disease.

“Many people from

Fuengirola and visitors to the

town are affected by this

disease. That is the reason why

we want to create a network of

bars, hotels, hostels, restaurants

and all sorts of businesses where

coeliacs can visit without

problems,” said Martin. As

many as 941 businesses in

Fuengirola could participate in

the initiative.

The Council has been in

contact with the Malaga Celiac

Association (ACEMA) to

determine what the next steps

should be in bringing the project

to light. The participating

businesses will be invited to a

workshop where they will not

only learn what products are

suitable for a gluten-free diet,

but also how they are supposed

to be prepared.

There are already bars in town

offering a similar service, but

we want to create an official

network. Information on where

to find coeliac-friendly

businesses will be published on

the Council’s and the Tourist

Department’s websites.

“We are also considering the

possibility of creating a map

showing where the coeliac-

friendly businesses are,”

remarked Martin.

Fuengirola to create networkof coeliac-friendly businesses

Fuengirola to have a newoptical fibre network

COELIAC-FRIENDLY BUSINESSES: Fuengirola to be first town in Costa del Sol to provideeasier access to gluten-free food.

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Official visitto Council

FUENGIROLA is the first town in Andalucia with a

dentistry clinic offering services to low-income

families.

The clinic was inaugurated at an official ceremony

presided over by Mayor Esperanza Oña, who was

accompanied by President of the Association of

Malaga Dentists Lucas Bermudo, President of

Fundacion Odontologia Solidaria Albert Cabestany

and Caritas and Red Cross representatives.

Located on the second storey of Edificio Colores in

an area kindly donated by the Council, the clinic will

be open from Monday until Friday from 9am until

2pm and will offer quality dental hygiene treatment,

not covered by the national health system, at low-

prices to low-income families and people at risk of

social exclusion. Depending on demand, the clinic

could also be open in the afternoon.

Patients will only be required to pay €12 and to

present a report issued by the Social Service

Department confirming their situation.

Fundacion Odontologia Solidaria is a non-profit

organisation founded in Catalonia 20 years ago to

make it easier for needy families to have access to

treatments, dental cleaning and removable prosthetics.

First dentistry clinic forlow-income families

INAUGURATION OF DENTISTRY CLINIC: Attended by Mayor Esperanza Oña.

Council tobuild parkin Los Pacosin the nexttwo monthsfuengirola

council is to invest

close to €200,000 to

build a park in los

Pacos.

Parque syalis is to

be located between

calle infanta elena

and calle Maria de

Molina and is to be

built on a 2,984-square

metre plot owned by

the municipality.

it is to have a

children’s area (150

square metres), an

area for adults with a

fitness circuit (70

square metres), 1,250

square metres of green

areas and a 477.51-

square metre network

of stamped concrete

pathways covering the

entire area of the park.

the construction

project was presented

by urban Planning

councillor ana Mula,

who said the estimated

term for completion is

two months, though it

could take less than

that.

COUNCILLOR WESTERDAHL: Welcomes the headmistress and teachers ofthe Fuengirola Finnish School.

tHe Headmistress and several

teachers of the fuengirola finnish

school paid a visit to the council and

were shown the premises, including

salon real and sala de Prensa, by

foreign residents councillor Katia

westerdahl.

PARENTS do not need to worry about

their underage children having access to

alcoholic beverages at the Feria del

Rosario in Fuengirola.

For second year in a row, there is to be

a stand at Feria del Rosario especially

designed for minors, where only non-

alcoholic beverages will be served. The

stand is to be located inside a 50-square

metre tent next to Peña Diana and there

will be security guards making sure no

one drinking alcohol enters the

especially designated area.

“A lot of children are old enough to go

to the feria on their own or to move

about while their parents enjoy the peñas

and this stand is especially designed for

them. We guarantee parents that their

children will not be served alcoholic

beverages there,” said Festivities

Councillor Isabel Moreno. “There will

be cocktails, including rebujitos, mojitos

and caipirinhas, but without alcohol and

at low prices,” she added.

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COUNCILLOR MORENO: “We guarantee parents that their childrenwill not be served alcoholic beverages.”

Minors will not be servedalcohol at the feria

FERIA Y FIESTAS DEL ROSARIO 2014 PROGRAMMEfriday, october 10.

• 5p.m XV Desfile Ecuestre

Virgen del Rosario 2014, Plaza

de Antonio José Galán

(fairground, close to Peña Los

Caballistas).

Awards: Mejor amazona

infantil. Mejor amazona senior.

Mejor amazona veterana. Mejor

jinete infantil. Mejor jinete

senior. Mejor jinete veterano.

Mejor pareja a la grupa. Mejor

caballo presentado. At the end of

the performance the award Peña

Caballista 2014 will be presented.

Organised by: Ayuntamiento de

Fuengirola.

• 10.00p.m Tribute to ‘Los Gritos.’

Ticket sale: www.entradas.com,

telephone 902 48 84 88 and

Palacio de la Paz. Organised by:

Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola.

saturday, october 11.

• 6.30p.m Equestrian and

Musical Show ‘Andalucía

Sueña.’ Andalucian horses

exhibition and live flamenco

show. Venue: Plaza de Toros de

Fuengirola (Fuengirola bullring).

Organised by: Taurina Victoria,

S.L. Ticket sale: Fuengirola

bullring, from October 9.

Telephone. 952 46 97 45.

• 10.00p.m falete. Ticket sale:

www.entradas.com, telephone

902 48 84 88 and Palacio de la

Paz. Organised by: Ayuntamiento

de Fuengirola.

sunday, october 12.

• 11a.m Misa Baturra en la

Parroquia Ntra. Sra. del Carmen,

C/María Josefa Larrucea.

Organised by the Casa de Aragón

de la Costa del Sol because of the

festivity of their Virgin (Virgen

del Pilar), Patroness of Aragón,

with the participation of the

Grupo folclórico ¨Otero del Cid¨,

de Ateca (Zaragoza).

• 12.30p.m. Performance of the

del Grupo Folclórico aragonés

‘Otero del Cid,’ de Ateca

(Zaragoza). Organised by:

Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola.

Venue: Plaza de la Hispanidad.

• 6p.m Bullfight and Horseback.

Venue: Plaza de Toros de

Fuengirola (Fuengirola bullring).

Organised by: Taurina

Victoria, S.L.

The illustrious Fuengirola

Town Hall, organiser of the fair’s

programme reserves the right to

modify, suspend and/or cancel

the previous mentioned activities

without notice, at any time.

FOREIGN Residents Councillor Katja Westerdahl

is asking for everyone’s help to decorate Plaza de La

Constitucion. Westerdahl held a press conference on

Friday October 3 accompanied by Minna Kantola,

Director of the Finnish Adult Education School

Sofia Opisto to ask for help with beautiful knitted

and crocheted decorations.

“What is important is that people participate. The

decorations do not have to be elaborate. Anyone

who is interested in knitting and crocheting can

participate and with everyone’s help we can

decorate the entire Plaza,” said Westerdahl, adding

that the idea had a great turnout back in March.

Kantola encouraged residents interested to go to

Cafeteria Paris on Thursdays at around 12pm to

crochet. “Everyone is welcome,” she said.

Plaza to be decoratedwith knitted and

crocheted decorations

URBAN KNITTING: Presented by CouncillorKatja Westerdahl and Director of the SofiaOpisto school Minna Kantola.