Marbella Cracks Down on Bad Behaviour
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FREE COPY COSTA DEL GOLF THE NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHERN SPAIN Spain’s golfers, Official market leader worth their Audited by PGD/OJD weight in gold July 13th to 19th 2018 www.surinenglish.com Medals and strong finishes for the Armada News 2 Health & Beauty 56 Comment 25 Sport 62 in this month’s Costa 26 67 Lifestyle My Home del Golf INSIDE What To Do 45 Classified 72 in English Food & Drink 53 Pastimes 78 SPORT The World Cup dream is over for England who crash out to Croatia The Costa watched on as the tournament ended in disappointment P62&63 :: REUTERS Fuengirola residents fed Speedboat crashes into up of motorhomes packed Manilva beach in parked on and “blighting” dramatic police chase part the seafront as councillors of anti-drug trafficking consider bylaw change P8 operation P5 RAW ART HITS THE POMPIDOU The new temporary exhibition by Jean Dubuffet, founder of Art Brut, opened this week in Malaga P30 Visitors look at Surge of the Virtual (1963) at the Centre Pompidou Málaga. :: ÑITO SALAS Marbella cracks down on bad behaviour A campaign aims Marbella council has joined forces lets detailing banned activities - with the local hoteliers’ and busi- walking around half-dressed and to preserve the ness associations as well as the Lo- urinating and drinking in the street, cal Police force to launch a campaign among others - are being distributed town’s reputation aimed at ridding the town of the un- in bars, shops and hotels to advise civil behaviour that threatens to tourists that the town will not tol- as a quality resort ruin its reputation. Posters and leaf- erate bad behaviour. P3 22222222 July 13th to 19th 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH tor Navas, described the agreement as a historic day for the two mu- Torremolinos and Benalmádena to link nicipalities. “We are going to pro- vide a solution to something which has been a problem for several dec- La Leala and El Pinillo by a bridge ades. This bridge will link the two municipalities at a point in La Leala which has been cut off until now. This was a commitment which José TORREMOLINOS / Ortíz and I both made during our BENALMÁDENA election campaigns,” he said. Navas also warned that the The two mayors have bridge would not be built imme- IVÁN signed an agreement for GELIBTER diately. “The project is only just beginning now after a complicated the project, which is Twitter: @IvanGelibter process, because we are two differ- estimated to cost about ent councils and we have had to 1.3 million euros calling for a connection of this type coordinate the work in order to get for a very long time. this far”. “There have been numerous re- “Now, we have to draw up the There will be a new connection be- quests over the years; it is some- plans, and then look for financing, tween Benalmádena and Torremo- thing which is needed and people so it could take time,” he said. He linos before too long. The mayors have been waiting for it for a long also revealed that the two town of the two municipalities signed time. When we were in opposition halls have already carried out stud- an agreement at a press conference I personally knocked on doors andnd ies which indicate that the project earlier this week to build a bridge listened to what people had too say is likely to cost around 1.3 million which will link the adjoining ar- about this,” said José Ortíz,z, the José OrtizO and Víctor Navas visited euros. eas of La Leala Norte and El Pinillo, mayor of Torremolinos. Hee also the areaa in 2015. :: SUR Both Ortíz and Navas pointed which are on the boundary be- explained that in 2015, when out that the bridge will make it tween the two and separated by he became mayor, one off the rywhererywh else has changed now. easier for pedestrians to walk be- the Saltillo stream. first visits he made wasas to ThatThat ended three years ago. tween a commercial area (La Leala) This announcement marked the that area, and so did Victorictor Our priority is what is good and a residential one (El Pinillo). start of a project in which the first Navas. for thet residents of our mu- It will be safe for pedestrians and step will be to draw up the tech- “We had both includeduded nicipalities,”nicip he continued. will also give people from El Pinillo nical report which establishes the this in our electoral cam- “We are working with the fast access to the motorway. It will works to be carried out, the cost paigns and finally the administrationsadm to get the also help to reduce traffic on the and the time it will take to con- bridge between Torremoli-moli- best for our towns, and that other connecting roads, where nect the northern part of the two nos and Benalmádena will is whywh we are building this there are often delays, and will “de- municipalities. now become reality. It will bridgebridg across a gap which is velop synergies” between the two The mayors said they had made benefit more than 2,000 local barelybarel 20 metres wide, to make municipalities. This will be posi- the decision to build the bridge in people,” said Ortíz. The mayors life betterb for the people of Torre- tive for them both, and will boost response to the fact that people in “The time when Torremolinosolinos this week. :: I. G. molinosmol and Benalmádena”. their local economies, both may- La Leala and El Pinillo have been was isolated and separate from eve- The mayor of Benalmádena, Víc- ors said. July 13th to 19th 2018 3 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS Marbella starts a campaign to prevent anti-social behaviour during the summer tourist season The town hall, police, several months on new coex-ex- businesses and hotels are istence regulations, whichich 80,000 leaflets will be have now been put on pub-ub- taking part in the lic display. given out in shops, bars initiative, to stop people The campaign focuses on and hotels, showing the behaving in a way which eight types of behaviourur types of behaviour that which are prohibited, andnd damages Marbella’s which could result in a finene are being banned reputation for quality of between 300 and 3,00000 euros for those who fail to :: MÓNICA PÉREZ comply. Using segways andnd MARBELLA. Marbella welcomes other electric vehicles inn to have a preventive campaign. We tourists but this summer, as well as unauthorised areas; graf-f- ddon’t want a witch-hunt or to fine inviting them to enjoy its variety of fiti; urinating or defecat-t- ppeople, but we need to stop the at- leisure facilities, it is also giving them ing in public; making ex-x- tititudes thatare damaging the image a clear message: there are certain cessive noise; being partlyy oof Marbella,” he said. rules which must be respected. or fully undressed in pub-- The president of CIT Marbella, These include not being partly or lic; drinking alcohol or con-- JuJuan José González, agrees. “Our fully undressed in the street, con- suming drugs in public;; totown needs to maintain its reputa- suming drugs or alcohol or making and vandalism. The leaflet showing tition for quality, excellence and lux- the prohibited behaviour . excessive noise in a public place. These are all detailed inn uury. We can’t allow anti-social be- The town hall, Local Police, local the posters that have beenen put up hhaviour,” he said. businesses, the Tourism Centre and around the town and the more thanth Farkh,Fkh says hihe is pleased l dthtth that the The head of the Local Police, Ja- AEHCOS hotel association have cre- 80,000 leaflets which will be dis- authorities have listened to what vier Martín, said the campaign is ated an awareness campaign which tributed throughout the municipal- the hotel sector has been saying for starting now because it is the peak will be activated this summer to tell ity this summer. Local businesses some time, about the need to stop tourist season, but it will continue visitors that “we are not trying to and hotels are also raising awareness certain behavour among visitors to all year. He said extra police pa- create difficulties or contravene any- through CIT Marbella and AEHCOS, the town. “For us it is important trols are also being carried out on one’s freedom, but we want to main- who will give the leaflets to their not only to raise awareness but also the seafronts of Marbella, San Pe- tain the reputation for quality for clients. dro Alcántara and in Puerto Banús which we have been known world- Juan José González, Fernando “to make sure that people comply wide for a long time,” said council- The tourism sector Al Farkh, José Eduardo Díaz with the regulations and that their lor José Eduardo Díaz. The vice-president of AEHCOS for and Javier Martín, on behaviour is not a nuisance to other The council has been working for the Marbella area, Fernando Al Wednesday in Banús. :: J-LANZA people”. 4 July 13th to 19th 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH National Police 112 REPORTS bring down boiler- AVE train delayed after disturbing other passengers. After the train manager was unable to room operation stag party is ejected calm the men down, the police were running out of over disturbances informed as numerous passengers, some from three carriages away, Marbella MALAGA complained about the noise. :: R. SOTORRÍO. National Police of- The train was held up in Cor- ficers were called to Cordoba sta- doba for 30 minutes, arriving in :: NIEVES CASTRO tion last Friday to eject a stag party, Malaga 20 minutes late, obliging MARBELLA.