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ITV station announced for Benalmadena

During a visit to Benalmadena last week, the head of the Junta de Andalucia's Innovation and Science department, Antonio Avila,

English Cemetery gets help with weeds

Eighty students from Malaga University's Department of Historiographical Sciences and Techniques spent several hours on Friday weeding the English Cemetery under the supervision of their professor Alicia Marchant, who is also the deputy chairman of the Fundacion Cementerio Ingles.

“Morocco Inspires”

A joint art exhibition based on inspiration and impressions from travels in Morocco is being held by Margit Björklund (from Sweden) and Don Widdall (from England). Both artists have in their own way captured the mood and styles of the Moroccan people, the landscape and architecture and the light and vivid colours.

The  exhibition is at Dibleys Tapas Bar, C./ Marbella 9, La Cala de Mijas (opposite St. Teresa’s church). Opening hours are daily from 11am to 9pm until February 13th.

Also for art lovers,  Welsh artist Sian Kirby is showing some of her recent work in a solo exhibition at The Sussex Bar in La Cortijera, La Cala de Mijas. The exhibition runs until 13th March and can be viewed daily from 10am to 7pm. For further details ring 952493409

Cudeca Charity Walk a Success

The first sponsored walk in aid of Cudeca took place on the 28th December in Benalmadena, where Diamond Resorts International managed to raise €1,200.

International congresses lined up

The association MalagaCON, set up three years ago by the Malaga Tourist Board to attract international congresses to the Costa del Sol, has announced that more than 20 congresses are booked between now and 2015. These include the Annual European Economic Association's meeting and the European Meeting of the Econometric Society. MalagaCON is currently working on its presentation to the IFLA World Library whose congresses are among the largest in the world.

A MalagaCON spokesman said the bookings made Malaga the third most important congress destination in Spain, after Madrid and Barcelona and gave the local economy a tremendous boost.

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