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NEWS aND INFoRMaTIoN FoR FoREIGN RESIDENTS
FuEngiROla
MOnTHlY
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Getting ready for the Christmas season.
iSSuE nº 5nOvEMbER/DECEMbER 2013
Ayuntamiento de
Fuengirolawww.FuEngiROla.ORg952 58 93 00 // 952 58 94 40
[email protected] FUENGIRoLaRESIDENTSRESIDENTESFUENGIRoLa
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
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
FuEngiROla MOnTHlY
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
FuEngiROla MOnTHlY
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
FuEngiROla MOnTHlY
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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