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EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION Mijas resolves 420 incidents of the water, The plenary session approves aid for electricity or telephone networks this year the OREA Plan worth three million The Energy Effi ciency Department reports 984 companies and self-employed persons that carry out their activity totally the problems that or partially in Mijas will receive between 3,000 and 6,000 euros NEWS/04 arise affecting basic supplies to expedite the repair time CORONAVIRUS NEWS/08

The historic centre of Mijas Village boasts 3,000 artisan plant pots on the streets The Beautifi cation Plan continues with the placement of fl owerpots in points such as Calle San Sebastián and Plaza de los Siete Caños NEWS/10

The Town Hall intensifies cleaning in educational centres The COVID- 1 9 vac c ine r eac hes M ij as during the Christmas After very diffi cult months, the long-awaited vaccine against the coronavirus has now arrived in our municipality. The Villa Alhamar holiday period nursing home has been the fi rst place chosen to give its residents and employees the fi rst doses, which have also reached the Costa del These works are added Sol Hospital. In the next few days, vaccinations will begin to be given at the local health centres / Photo: M.C.Jiménez / NEWS 02-03 to the daily disinfection tasks to ensure that the M ij as , Cradle of shepherds schools are safe spaces The Lo c al Co u nc il p ay s tr ibu te to the ‘ p as to r ales ’ with the p lac ing o f for the children a s c u lp tu r e in the s u r r o u nd ing s o f El Co m p á s SPANISH PAGES/12-13 NEWS/11 02 Mijas News

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Mijas starts to AROUND 90% OF THE POPULATION VACCINATE HAS NOT CAUGHT THE VIRUS AGAINST COVID-19 The Villa Alhamar care home has already given the fi rst doses to its residents and employees

C.Bejarano/ Info: C.Jiménez Mar Blanco, “in this fi rst round everything has turned out per- A total of 70 people have been vaccinated at the Villa Alhamar residence./ Carmen Jiménez. Finally, the day arrived. After fectly”, and she also commen- very diffi cult months in which ted that “our residents, and our- the COVID-19 pandemic has selves, were looking forward to Photo: Archive. JOSELE GONZÁLEZ, MAYOR: caused many deaths and dama- the vaccine”. In total, 70 people, ge, the long-awaited vaccine aga- 43 residents and 27 employees “This vaccine inst the coronavirus has now have been vaccinated on the arrived in our municipality. The morning of Wednesday the marks a historic Villa Alhamar nursing home has 30th, and it is expected that in day in Mijas “ been the first place chosen to For the mayor, the vaccination against supply its residents and emplo- COVID-19 is “a historic event for the yees with the fi rst doses of the In 21 days municipality”. He highlighted the cou- Pfi zer vaccination. they will be administered rage of these fi rst vaccinated people When will it be available? “They have already vaccina- the second dose that will to “serve as an example” for the rest ted me and I have not felt pain of the population that “may still have or anything, I feel divine. If all provide total protection doubts about the vaccine”. Likewise, vaccines are like this I can only against the coronavirus he wanted to “send out a message of say that we should not be afraid confi dence in science” and recalled to get them”. These are the the next few days the vaccina- that “we cannot relax and we must words of Francisca Cuairán, tion of the health personnel of continue to comply with the measures an 86-year-old woman who has the municipality’s health cen- and restrictions implemented”. been the fi rst person to receive tres will begin. the dose of the Pfi zer vaccine in Likewise, the residence doc- of taking steps forward, and guaranteeing, mainly, the protec- Mijas. As explained by the direc- tor, Juan Luis Cortés, said that seeing the end of the pandemic tion of the most vulnerable”. In tor of the residence, María de “vaccination gives us a feeling closer and closer, in addition to 21 days, they will be administe- red the second dose, which will provide total protection for these people against the virus. Finally, from the Town Hall, the mayor, Josele González (PSOE), stated his satisfaction #WEWILLSTOP on the arrival of this day, which “will be marked in the history of Mijas”, and warned that we MARÍA DEL MAR BLANCO JUAN LUIS CORTÉS THISVIRUS FRANCISCA CUAIRÁN should not lower our guard, as First person vaccinated in Mijas Director of the Villa Alhamar care home Resident Doctor at Villa Alhamar “although we have started with “Vaccination gives us a feeling of “They have already vaccinated me “On this fi rst day, everything has the vaccination process, we and I have not felt pain or anything, turned out perfect. Our elderly resi- taking steps forward, and seeing the have to continue to comply with TOGETHER I feel divine. If all vaccines are like dents, and ourselves, were looking end of the pandemic closer and closer, this, I can only say that we should forward to the vaccine. We are very in addition to guaranteeing the protec- and respect the regulations and not be afraid to get them” happy” tion of vulnerable people” remain calm above all else”. Mijas News 0303

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AROUND VACCINATIONS

MEASURES APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF .. Decree of the President 12/2020, of December 11th, which establishes measures in the scope of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia in the application COVID-19 of Royal Decree 926/2020, of October 25th. Vaccinated or not, do not forget to maintain individual protection measures (Wear a mask, 2nd Phase | From 18/12/20 to 10/01/21 wash your hands, keep your distance, limit your Mobility between Andalusian provinces is allowed contacts, ventilate the spaces and stay at home with COVID symptoms or diagnosis, if you are a Shops may close at 10:30 pm. contact or awaiting results. Hospitality: From opening until 6:00 pm and from 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. In the case of cafeterias, they may remain open between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm, as Wher e will it be available? long as they do not serve alcoholic beverages. Curfew: from 11:00 pm to 6:00 am. Initially, vaccines will only be available at the health centres and for administration EXCEPTIONS GATHERINGS CHRISTMAS EVE AND to prioritized people. From 23/12/20 24, 25, 31/12/2020 NEW YEAR’S EVE Each autonomous community will to 6/01/21 & 1/01/21 determine the place or places for The entry and exit of Andalusia Meetings in homes with up Curfew until 1:30 in the mor- vaccination according to the people to be for family reunifi cation is to 10 people (no more than ning. vaccinated. allowed. two coexistence groups are Hospitality open until 1 in the recommended). morning.

Who is p r o tec ted ? COVID-19 MEASURE IN MIJAS Ar e they s af e? Vaccination protects the vaccinated N2 Citizen Attention: Libraries: Continues to attend by appointment. Open 8 to 21 hours person and also directly the rest of Mijas goes back to > Days 24/12, and 5/1 The vaccines are safe. They have the population. The more people are Level 2 of health Open University: From 8 to 15 hours been submitted to the normal alert. vaccinated, the less likely it is that the In person classes continue. > Days 25/12, 1 yand 6/1 controls by the Drug Regulatory most vulnerable come into contact with Closed Consult the BOJA Agencies. Parks and Gardens: Sports: the virus. of 12/11/20 (Extra. Opening of all parks, games, bio- Normal times for all activities. Nº88) with all the healthy and calisthenics areas. > From 14 to 18/12 capacity limita- Activities end at 21 hours. Closure of tions. When will it be available? Markets: the installations: 21:45 hours. These will remain open but with limi- > From 21/12 to 10/1 The vaccines will be made available progressively. An order of vaccination of ted capacities Activities end at 22 hours. Closure of the installations: 22:45 hours. the population has been established: Exhibition halls: 1 . Residents and health and social health personnel who work in homes for the Opening is limited to 21 hours. elderly and care for the highly dependent persons. 2 . Front-line personnel in the health and social health fi eld 3 . Other health and social health personnel. 4 . Non-institutionalized highly dependent people. LATEST NUM B ERS IN M IJ AS SOU R CE : SP ANISH GOVE R NM E NT M ij as r eg is ter s 6 4 p o s itives in the las t s even d ay s

The battle c o ntinu es #WEWILLSTOP AGAINST TH E VIR U S Andalusia is carrying out the COVID-19 vaccination campaign after THISVIRUS Photo: Archive. having received the supply of 69.225 doses. They are being distributed to the eight provinces to continue with their administration to the fi rst According to data provided by the Junta de Andalucía, at the close of this edition, the cases confi rmed risk groups as stated in the Vaccination Strategy of Andalusia. Malaga by Active Infection Diagnostic Tests (PDIA) in the last seven days stood at 64 and 141 in the last 14 TOGETHER has 15 mobile units, 9 Primary Care centres and 13 teams in hospitals. days. Regarding the rate of cases per 100.000 inhabitants in this same period, it increases to 170.4 compared to the data of the 23rd, which stood at 145.0. MijasNews 31st of December 2020 to 7th of January 2021 04 Mijas Weekly

Ordinary plenary session in December

million euros and which has placed Mijas approves aid for 3 million for the OREA Plan our municipality as an example of management and social support for for 984 companies and self-employed residents our residents”, added the mayor in the statement. “We are very satisfi ed to be able to PSOE and C’s give inform these 984 families that their the green light to aid has now been defi nitively appro- ved and that in the coming weeks the measure while they will receive the corresponding the Partido Popular amount in their bank accounts ac- cording to the characteristics of and the non- their activity and the number of em- attached councillor vote against Moreno stated 2,541 previously C. Martín / F. M. Romero // Info: F. M. R. // Design: C. M. approved fi les will receive the second payment A new step, in this case gigantic, has been taken in the processing of the ployees, and these will be added to OREA Plan (Offi ce for the Rescue the 2,541 fi les previously approved of Companies and Self-Employed) The hospitality industry is one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic/ F.M.R. and that are going to receive in the following the approval of the aid fi le coming days the second part of the for 984 companies and freelancers a resolution that closes the OREA “We are taking a very important having such a bad time as a result of payment of the plan”, said the cou- of the town that carry out their acti- Plan, which was launched in early step to support Mijas families, fa- this terrible global pandemic”, cri- ncillor for Employment Promotion, vity totally or partially in Mijas. May by the Mijas Town Hall to try mily businesses and freelancers, re- ticized said the mayor, Josele Gon- Laura Moreno (PSOE), who defen- Specifi cally, in the third item, de- to alleviate the economic conse- sidents of the municipality who, day zález (PSOE), in a press statement, ded this item in the plenary session. clared as urgent, of the December quences of the crisis caused by the by day, and thanks to their efforts, who stressed the importance of this The councillor also denounced “the ordinary plenary session, the Em- coronavirus. The item went ahead have made our municipality grow, plan for the economy of thousands lack of commitment of the Parti- ployment Promotion Council pre- with the favourable vote of the go- and we do so despite the vote aga- of families in the municipality. “This do Popular, which with its attitude sented a resolution of the expense vernment team (PSOE and C’s) and inst of the entire Partido Popular, local government has made a huge has turned its back on almost 1,000 fi le destined to the payment of the- the vote against of the Partido Popu- which has shown with its attitude effort to be able to implement this families in the town with its vote se 984 applications for aid valued at lar and the non-attached councillor, that they are little or not concerned rescue plan, representing historical against a proposal that ultimately more than 3 million euros. This is Carlos Rivero. about their neighbours, who are aid for which we have allocated 12 aims to facilitate the lives of the neighbours of the municipality and reinforce the business fabric”. “They have shown that they care very little or nothing for the people of Mijas by risking the chance that residents of the town, with professions as diverse as plumbers, bricklayers, electricians, taxi drivers, etc., could be excluded from receiving the aid”, JOSELE GONZÁLEZ LAURA MORENO JOSÉ CARLOS MARTÍN CARLOS RIVERO Mayor of Mijas (PSOE) Councillor for Employment (PSOE) Spokesperson for C’s Non-attached councillor she added. “This local government team in “We are very satisfi ed to be able to “What is really important is that the “As always, I express my full sup- Mijas has made an enormous inform these 984 families that their families that have not yet received port for the group of the self-em- Pioneering municipality effort to implement this rescue aid has already been defi nitively ap- this income know that the 984 appli- ployed and SMEs, but what I do not For his part, the spokesperson for plan, and it represents historic aid proved and that in the coming weeks cations that remained to be paid have share is the procedure in the pro- the Municipal Group of C’s, José cessing of a fi le that does not com- for which we have allocated 12 they will receive the corresponding now been approved. Together we will Carlos Martín, considered that “it million euros” amount in their bank accounts” manage to overcome this situation” ply with current regulations” is not a time for political confron- tations or medals but rather for us to all row in the same direction OREA PLAN without colours where the benefi - ciaries are the neighbours. What is really important is that the families that have not yet received this inco- me know that the 984 applications 1 2 m illio n eu r o s that remained to be paid have now been approved. Between all of us, IN DIRECT NON-FINAL AID we will be able to overcome this situation so as not to leave any ‘mi- jeño’ behind”, pointed out Martín, to add “the municipality has been 9 8 4 s m e’ s 2 , 5 4 1 s m e’ s a pioneer in this type of aid, being one of the few that have practically & f r eelanc er s & f r eelanc er s already paid all the amounts”. For his part, the non-attached WILL RECEIVE AID OF B ETWEEN WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED councillor, Carlos Rivero, assured during the plenary session: “as 3 , 0 0 0 & 6 , 0 0 0 EUROS APPLICATIONS always, I express my full support after the resolution of an expense fi le worth “will receive in the coming days the for the group of self-employed wor- more than 3 million euros was approved in second part of the payment of the plan”, kers and SMEs, but what I do not the Dec em ber p lenar y s es s io n. The am o u nt as announced on Wednesday 30th by share is the procedure followed in the processing of a fi le that does will be received “in the coming weeks”, said the c o u nc illo r f o r Em p lo y m ent not comply with current regula- the Em p lo y m ent Pr o m o tio n c o u nc illo r . Pr o m o tio n, Lau r a M o r eno tions”. 31st of December 2020 to 7th of January 2021 MijasNews Mijas Weekly 05

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POLITICS Remedios Leiva presents her resignation as councillor of the Mijas Town Hall The former spokesperson of the Municipal Group Podemos explains that her decision is due, mainly, to personal reasons

View of the A-7 through Mijas / Archive. The agreement between Mijas and the Provincial Council regarding the collection of traffi c fi nes is renewed Leiva thanked the support of The item moved forward with the votes in favour of PSOE voters and neighbours / Archive. and C’s, against of the PP and the abstention of Rivero C.M. The last plenary session of gratitude for the municipal corpo- this report, 10 months of 2020 are Beatriz Martín the year, in addition to being held ration “for the harmony that has analyzed, where the Provincial online due to the health restric- existed in the year and a half” that The plenary session of Wednes- Council, more or less, recognizes tions caused by the pandemic, was she has been councillor and for the day 30th has also renewed the that it charges 60% and considers also the one with the farewell for municipal staff “for having facilita- inter-administrative agreement 40% uncollectible. All this in ex- Remedios Leiva. The now former ted” her oversight work; a task that between the Provincial Council change for 28,000 euros, which are spokesperson for the Municipal will be continued by the new cou- of Malaga and the Local Council the surcharges and late payment Group of Podemos has resigned ncillor who replaces her and who- of Mijas regarding the collection interest, so ... is the Government her status as councillor of the se name has yet to be determined. of traffi c fi nes. The new agree- Mijas Local Council, as announ- ment incorporates, according to ROY PÉREZ ced on Wednesday 30th by the Municipal assessment Councillor for Finance (PSOE) the councillor for Finance, Roy mayor, Josele González (PSOE), The mayor, on behalf of the enti- The agreement “The new agreement incorporates, Pérez (PSOE), “as indicated by incorporates “technical as indicated by the Provincial Coun- in the ordinary plenary session re corporation, valued during the the Provincial Council, technical improvements” and “adjusts cil, technical improvements and ad- in December, which Leiva did not plenary session the management improvements and adjusts the justs the compensation to the costs attend. The former councillor ex- of Leiva in the opposition: “I think compensation to the costs of each compensation” to costs of each of the services provided” plained to Mijas Weekly that the she has done a good job within of the services provided, so that if reasons for her standing down, the corporation”. The mayor also the income were higher than the satisfi ed with that 60% collection the issue of traffi c sanctions by ta- among others, are mainly perso- considered that “her interventions expenses, the contribution of each percentage to renew this agree- king it to another public adminis- nal as she cannot combine the and her proposals” presented in Local Council would be reduced ment?”, asked the popular counci- tration, it is a help, because surely, tasks as councillor in a municipa- plenary session on her behalf and in the fi nal settlement. Therefore, llor during the December ordinary if this collection were made from lity such as Mijas with her family that of her group “have been inter- it is an agreement that we have plenary session. home, it would be lower”, answe- life. Leiva thanked the support of esting and benefi cial for the muni- had for years and, practically, this The answer was yes. “Taking red the councillor responsible for all voters and neighbours during cipality.” Likewise, González stres- translates into a renewal”. into account the scarcity of means, Finance. The item went ahead her time as councillor, as well sta- sed that she “has also managed to For a decade, at least, recalled especially in Human Resources with the votes of the PSOE and C’s ting her thanks for the work that reach an agreement on the part the PP, it has been in force, so its that we have in this Town Hall, al- in favour; those of the PP, against her colleagues from the Podemos- of the entire corporation in some renewal, said councillor Mario ready with the collection that we and the abstention of the non-atta- Alternativa Mijeña coalition have points, something that, given the Bravo, should be discussed. “In have, well, obviously, we lighten ched councillor Carlos Rivero. done. Likewise, she had words of circumstances, has a lot of merit”. MijasNews 31st of December 2020 to 7th of January 2021 06 Mijas Weekly

Solidarity LEONES K IDS br ing Chr is tm as to the

LAURA MORENO Councillor for Cleaning (PSOE) Villa Alham ar r es id ents “I want to make an appeal to the en- tire population to go into vidrioreci- clailusión.com and vote for the Mijas campaign so that all messages of so- lidarity and health are directed to the Alzheimer’s Association”

Neighbours leave their message in the container located next to the Las MARI CARMEN LÓPEZ Lagunas Health Centre / L.Benavides. Director Afam “I want to thank the Local Council for remembering our association so that A m es s ag e o f ho p e the money goes to our work and we encourage people to bring their bott- les so that all that is collected goes The Leones Kids group at the doors to Villa Alhamar / F.M.Romero. to AFAM” in each glass F.M.R. The residents of the Villa and little presents that they had men López, “is going through Alhamar center received a very made themselves among the re- quite diffi cult times, as they special visit on Monday 28th: a sidents. They were very grate- have lost half of their income”. group of children from Leones ful at the center since this year, The container of the campaign Kids, from the Church of Christ apart from the activities that B OTTLE ‘A message of hope in each glass Emmanuel, went to the doors of bottle’ is located on San Valentín the center to sing songs and dis- Mijas joins this campaign launched Street, next to the Las Lagunas tribute gifts made by themselves This Year, Health Centre, so that citizens to the elderly living in this care Christmas activities by the Association of Municipalities can put their bottles inside with home. It was an event that they are restricted in the and the Ecovidrio company a message and send their reso- greatly appreciated as this year, senior’s centre lutions for the new year that is due to COVID-19, the residents F.M.R. / Design: I.Merino molinos and Mijas participate. around the corner. have not been able to receive Villa Alhamar programmes, this This is a contest that will award You can also vote ‘online’ on the traditional visits they nor- has been the only event that has The Association of Municipali- 2,000 euros to the municipality the website www.elvidriore- mally enjoy on these dates. With been carried out in contact with ties of the , along that obtains the most votes; The ciclailusion.com, although the a humble but emotional perfor- other people, even if the visit with the Ecovidrio company, are award will go, in the case of our vote is worth more if we go to mance, the children cheered up was from the outside. the promoters of this campaign municipality, to the Association the container. Citizens must the senior citizens on this parti- On Tuesday 29th, the Leones in which Casares, Secadero, Es- of Relatives of Alzheimer’s Pa- send their wishes for 2021 and cularly diffi cult Christmas. Kids children were also at Anda- tepona, , Ojén, Istán, tients of Mijas (AFAM) which, help to position their municipa- In addition to the performan- lucía Park, where they distribu- Benahavís, , Torre- according to its director, Mª Car- lity as the winner. ce, the children distributed gifts ted toys and performed.

COM PANIES AND GROUPS

CLC Wo r ld d o nates 2 , 0 0 0 to r tillas to The check has been used to de- fray the cost of the 2,000 tortillas ‘ Á ng eles M alag u eñ o s d e la No c he’ that ‘Los Angeles Malagueños de la Noche’ (Angels of the Night in Malaga) distribute with their Christmas menus. “We are proud to be able to collaborate with this NGO that daily meets the needs of many homeless or socially exclu- ded people”, said the president of Volunteers of the Red Cross Youth Assembly with staff the foundation, Juan Miguel Mar- from El Corte Inglés in Mijas / El Corte Inglés. cos. For his part, the president of ‘Los Ángeles Malagueños de la Co r te Ing lé s M ij as s taf f have Noche’, Antonio Meléndez, pointed out that “there are many people d o nated to y s to the Red Cr o s s on the streets who do not have enough money to put food on the The Mijas Red Cross Youth Assembly has received a donation of toys from table once they have paid all their the Corte Inglés Employee Group (GECI) in the Costa Mijas Shopping Center. bills. This fi nancial contribution The donation has been made possible thanks to the launch from the GECI is a great boost to the campaign Social Action Area, nationwide, of the “Your Toy, their Happiness. Donate a in this diffi cult year”, explained toy”, through which the employees have donated new toys with the original Meléndez. The distribution of the packaging. They will be used in the Red Cross campaign “Their Rights at solidarity menu took place last Risk” for children in families at risk of social exclusion in the municipality, The president of CLC World, Juan Miguel Marcos, presenting the check to Christmas Eve. who are included in the different social projects of the Mijas Local Assembly. Ángeles Malagueños de la Noche / CLC World. 31st of December 2020 to 7th of January 2021 MijasNews Mijas Weekly 07

The initiative aims to educate pet Citizen Participation owners as regards awar d s the p r iz es o f the the need to keep the streets of the ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ municipality clean Winner in Cuida Mijas Cu i d a M i j a s c a m p a i g n “It is a satisfaction when doing the right thing for this to be rewarded, F.M.Romero / Design: I.Merino although it should not be that way, dog owners should know what to do, At the beginning of December, know how to live together” the Citizen Participation De- partment in the Mijas Town Hall launched the ‘Cuida Mijas’ (Care for Mijas) campaign, the ob- jective of which was to educate pet owners to keep the streets of the municipality clean by always picking up the excrement MARÍA JOSÉ OSORIO of their pets. It was a campaign Winner in ’Cuida Mijas’ that sought to raise awareness, “I am very happy that I have recei- but at the same time “with a litt- ved these 100 euros to spend in a place in Mijas. More and more I le bit of fun”, as stated on Mon- see that people collect their dog’s day 28th by the councillor of the excrement” branch, Tamara Vera (PSOE), who delivered the gift vouchers Councillor Tamara Vera with the winners of Cuida Mijas: Antonio González, owner of worth 100 euros - to be spent in Marley; María José Osorio, owner of Kaiser; María de la Peña Leiva, accompanied by her daughter Lucía Ruiz, and owner of Mica; and Dolores Serrano/ F.M.Romero. any restaurant in Mijas - to the four winners. “It was something selves who were asked to send María José Osorio, owner of María de la Peña Leiva, has obtai- that we had clear from the fi rst videos where they promoted civil Kaiser; María de la Peña Leiva, ned 195 “likes” and 2,225 views; moment: we wanted to extend actions and respect. Four of the accompanied by her daughter Lu- and María Jose Osorio, reached a helping hand to the catering videos have won prizes among cía Ruiz, and owner of Mica; and 193 “likes” and 2,973 views. LUCÍA RUIZ industry in our municipality in- the 27 sent in by the participants Dolores Serrano. In addition, the organisation Winner in ‘Cuida Mijas’ directly with this campaign”, as- in this very special project and In the fi nal count, the videos has also offered a prize to Dolo- “I would tell people who do not co- sured the councillor for Citizen these have been widely promoted with the most ‘likes’ were those res Serrano, from Torremolinos, llect their pets’ excrement to do so, Participation in Mijas. through social networks. of Antonio González with a total through a raffl e, for actively par- it is no effort and that way Mijas is This campaign has involved The winners have been Anto- of 229 and 1,386 views on both Fa- ticipating in the campaign, and cleaner. I always do it with Mica, I am very responsible” the owners of the animals them- nio González, owner of Marley; cebook and Twitter. For her part, sharing it on her social networks. MijasNews 31st of December 2020 to 7th of January 2021 08 Mijas Weekly

Energy efficiency

Carmen Martín

Public-private collaboration be- Mijas resolves 420 private network nefi ts citizens in everyday situa- tions such as the rapid resolution of a power outage. Throughout B R E AK DOW NS ON P U B L IC STR E E TS 2020, Mijas has resolved 420 incidents that have occurred in private networks located on pu- The Town Hall acts as a transmitter of any problems that may arise in networks such blic roads. as those of Telefónica, Endesa, Acosol, or Gas Natural in order to expedite repairs In this regard, the councillor for Energy Effi ciency, José Carlos Martín (C’s), explained last Tues- day 29th that the Local Council works as a transmitter of problems that may arise in networks such as 4 2 0 those of Telefónica, Endesa, Aco- sol or Gas Natural, among others, INCIDE NTS in order to expedite repair time. The councillor responsible for this department offered a balan- resolved ce of the activity that has been of the 486 registered in 2020 The Town Hall maintains direct contact 2 0 % with these different o f Te l e f ó n i c a private companies carried out throughout the year 2 2 % in relation to the management of o f E n d e s a incidents that were resolved in third-party facilities that occupy 1 9 % the public areas, and that have to do with the provision of basic ser- o f Ac o s o l vices and supplies such as water or electricity. 3 9 % “One of the services we offer is to process the damages that occur o t h e r s Endesa manhole on a public road / Beatriz Martín. on public roads affecting the pri- vate networks managed by ope- rators such as Telefónica, Endesa or Gas Natural and which are not owned by the municipality. From the Local Council we constantly monitor these facilities and re- 3 8 8 , 0 0 0 port the breakdowns that we fi nd, as well as those that users send us through the ‘Gecor’ app”, said E U R O INVE STM E NT Martín, who explained that “this application is in charge of chan- paid by the companies responsible neling the reports received in this area”, sent by the residents of Mi- jas through their mobile phones. PUB LIC- PRIVATE Breakdown management The councillor indicated that the collaboration Local Government is in charge The Mijas Town Hall collaborates with the private sector PTO of receiving and managing the SHORTEN THE DEADLINES IN RESOLVING THESE PROBLEMS damages and breakdowns pro- by maintaining direct and continuous contact with the compa- duced with each company in this type of facilities that are not mu- nies, and this is refl ected in QUARTERLY MEETINGS where the situations in which the companies’ facilities fi nd themselves are nicipally managed, such as “the Councillor José Carlos Martín, at the Town Hall / Beatriz Martín. manholes that are on the public analyzed, as well as incidents being resolved. roads belonging to Endesa or Te- lefónica, and that need repair by has involved a disbursement of Department for Energy Effi cien- Hall and these private companies third parties”. 388,000 euros, an amount that Quarterly cy in the Mijas Town Hall, the is to provide the processes with In total, as explained by the the Town Hall has not had to situations in which the facilities greater “speed and effi ciency councillor for Energy Effi ciency, pay “because it was not the Lo- meetings are held in of these private companies oc- when it comes to repairing all throughout this year 2020 “486 cal Council’s obligation and the which work plans are cupying the public thoroughfare those breakdowns found on pu- incidents have been managed, of companies have paid”. drawn up to improve are found, as well as the resol- blic roads”, assured councillor which 420 have been resolved”, In this regard, sources of the ved incidents are covered. In the Martín, who reported that the 20% corresponding to Telefónica, Mijas Town Hall explained that the infrastructure meetings work plans are also Department for Energy Effi cien- 22% to Endesa and 19% to Acosol, they collaborate with the private nuous contact with the compa- drawn up to improve these in- cy is satisfi ed with the results while the remaining breakdowns sector to shorten the deadlines nies, and that is refl ected in the frastructures. and pointed out that only 15% of have to do with other operators. in resolving these problems by holding of quarterly meetings. In The objective of this collabo- the reported incidents are still to The resolution of these incidents maintaining direct and conti- these meetings, organised by the ration between the Mijas Town be resolved. 31st of December 2020 to 7th of January 2021 MijasNews Mijas Weekly 09

C.M. /Text // Design: C. Bejarano / C. Martín Health s taf f , vo lu nteer s & p o lic e The sanitary restrictions due to the coronavirus will not prevent the Three Wise Men from the East from arriving in Mijas ready wi receive Their Majesties to distribute gifts for all the chil- dren of the municipality. They The children will be able to see the arrival of the Three Kings to the will do so next Monday, January 4th, at 9:00 pm, and all the resi- municipality live on Monday 4th on Mijas 3.40 TV and Facebook dents of the town will be able to see this awaited moment live through different communication Se e t h e channels. This was announced by the councillor for Festivities ARRIVAL OF of the Mijas Town Hall, Tamara Vera (PSOE): “Our boys and girls TH E IR M AJ E STIE S will be able to follow the arrival of Their Majesties the Three Wise TAMARA VERA Councillor for Festivities (PSOE) Men from the East live through Live on Monday 4th “Our boys and girls will be able to fo- Mijas 3.40 TV and networks of at 21 hours llow the arrival of Their Majesties the both the Local Council and Mijas on Mijas 3.40 TV Three Wise Men from the East live Comunicación”, including that of through Mijas 3.40 TV and the social ‘El Parque de Motty’. “This year and also on: networks of both the Local Council and as a preventive measure, the and Mijas Comunicación” -Facebook of the Town Hall arrival of Their Majesties can be matter, as the councillor for the -Facebook of Mijas Comunicación seen through the media and not Department for Festivities ex- in person, which will be different -Facebook of ‘El Parque de Motty’ plained, of ensuring “a special but no less exciting as it will be recognition” that the Mijas Local the day in which we also give Kings Melchor, Gaspar & Baltasar read a letter from a child / Mijas Press. Council wanted to demonstra- them the key to our city so that explained that, “after a year of fety of all citizens”. te “to each and every one of the they can get into the homes of the intense work, the arrival of their This important and vital work professionals who, since the pan- children in Mijas on the night of Majesties will be marked by the has been behind the fact that the demic was decreed, have worked three kings”. invaluable help of professionals Mijas Town Hall has decided to tirelessly”, and the councillor However, Their Majesties such as health staff, security for- make these professionals “the thanked all of them for their work will not be alone next Monday them: health staff, police offi cers ces and volunteers, who in recent main protagonists in the arrival during this diffi cult year with the the 4th, as there will be an im- and volunteers from Mijas Civil months have been a fundamental of Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar health emergency caused by the portant delegation to receive Protection. In this regard, Vera pillar to ensure the health and sa- in Mijas”, explained Vera. It is a coronavirus.

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Parks & Gardens

Text / Info: Beatriz Martín / Design: Isabel Merino

The mayor of Mijas, Josele Gon- zález (PSOE), and the councillor for Parks and Gardens, Laura Mo- reno (PSOE), reported on Tues- day 29th the latest actions that have been carried out within the framework of the municipal Beau- tifi cation Plan, which is being pro- moted in the historic centre of the village and that will include the placing of up to 3,000 decorative plant pots. “If in November we presented a fl oral mural on the tile on the staircase of the Cantón passage, made by ceramic artisan Alicia 3 , 0 0 0 ARTISAN Guerrero, today we present the improvements that have been carried out in different corners plant pots for of our village such as the Pasaje M ij as Villag e The fi rst phase of this plan took place on Pasaje de las Golondrinas, callejón del the staircase of pasaje Cura and calle San Sebastián are just Cantón, with a mural on tile some of the locations newly decorated de Las Golondrinas, Plaza de los Siete Caños, Calle San Sebastián, Calvario, Algarrobo or Paca La Mayor Josele González and councillor Laura Moreno visited the parts of the village that are being beautifi ed / Beatriz Martín. Churrera”, pointed out González. In addition, in this second pha- se, some 40 large fl owerpots will 2 ND PHASE OF THE PLAN be installed in locations such as Pasaje Cantón, in the surroun- dings of the Court or on the Plaza 4 0 PLANTERS TO B E de los Siete Caños, and the plan- ters and fl owerpots near the old PLACED IN THE barracks on Málaga Street and Pa- saje del Cura will be restored. “We want to value the many unique spaces and corners of the OLD TOWN municipality to improve its image and, at the same time, generate Councillor Laura Moreno pointed out that “approximately expectation in those who visit us, 100 metal supporting rings, 200 new pots, and 50 new plan- ters with their corresponding fl owers have been placed” creating a unique route that goes and added “we plan to place about 500 new pots with this beyond the central streets of Mi- beautifi cation plan”. In addition to the aforementioned cor- jas Pueblo”, said the mayor. ners, smaller projects have been carried out at other locations Finally, González announced where the damaged pots have been replaced. that “this plan will include the beautifi cation of points such as At Pas aj e Cantó n. . . the access from the Plaza de la In November, a fl oral mural on tile was created on the stair- Constitución to the Open Univer- case, made up of a total of 51 partitions and 736 tiles, each sity, as well as the railings at the with a different and unique design, thus becoming a place Basic Income employees placing fl ower pots in the historic cen- tre of Mijas Pueblo / Beatriz Martín. entrance to the library”. to be photographed.

M IJ AS COM UNICACIÓ N WISHES Y OU A

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WHAT´S ON EDUCATION Reinforced cleaning is done these days that complements the DON'T MISS Flamenco Show disinfection work carried out daily, Plaza Virgen de la Peña as reported by the councillor for Video-calls with the Three in Mijas Village, IN SCHOOLS OVER THE Education in Mijas, Mariló Olmedo Kings at 12 noon (Cs ). “During the holiday period we Speak with Every Wednesday. carry out the reinforcement of the Their Majesties Free show CH R ISTM AS B R E AK cleaning services taking advantage live through video calls of the fact that the students are not An adult must send an email in the classrooms”, recalled the cou- to apply to [email protected]. ncillor, who last Tuesday the 30th vi- sited the work that is being carried Exhibition ‘Cristianos coptos, out at the Primary Education School una forma de vida’, by Antonio G. María Zambrano in Las Lagunas. Redondo These works are being under- Open at the taken both outside and inside the Cultural Centre in Exhibition of sculptures ‘ArtToirán’, buildings and “aim to complement Las Lagunas by José Manuel López Toirán the disinfection work that is done 18th of Folk Museum in Mijas Village daily thanks to the reinforcement of December, 2020 Until January 7th the staff that we have implemented Until January 7th, this year due to the health situation”. 2021 This year, due to the pandemic during school holidays, cleaning ‘Give solidarity this Christmas’ efforts have been redoubled so International charity that schools are safe spaces for the Councillor for Education, Mariló Olmedo, with the staff. / F.M.R. association market in front of the students in Mijas. “Thanks to this, La Cala Branch Offi ces F.M.Romero/ C.Bejarano educational centres of Mijas. The by the time they return from the Wednesdays and Saturdays, from fact is that the schools and high Christmas Holidays, the students 11 am to 2 pm. Until January 9th Exhibition of paintings by Víctor The fact that students are on holi- schools of the municipality are will fi nd all the different areas in the Porlen day for Christmas does not mean being subject to a reinforced clea- schools clean, disinfected, and well Cultural Centre in La Cala that the activity is paralyzed in the ning plan by the Mijas Town Hall sanitized”, assured Olmedo. Until January 7th