THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 12 16 Issue No. 1961
2 - 8 February 2023
AXARQUIA - COSTA TROPICAL • EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
GEO JITSU
competitions in the world to win and we are very proud of him and his achieve ments.” Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is notoriously one of the most challenging martial arts dis ciplines, often described as ‘human chess’ for the men tal and physical control it re quires. Chris Birchall’s Progress Academia Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Club opened just a couple of years ago, but has already been making a name for it self on the national, Euro pean, and now international stage. The club teaches a range of classes in both En glish and Spanish. For more information on the club and its classes, please contact them via email: info@progress academia.es or visit their Facebook page: www.face book.com/Progress AcademiaBJJ/.
Photo credit: Chris Birchall (via WhatsApp)
TORROX’S Jiu Jitsu talent has gone global with one local resident winning the Inter national Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation Championships in Paris last week. Gleb Logi nov, who trains in Torrox Costa’s Progress Academia won the prestigious title on Thursday, January 26. Fiftytwoyearold Gleb Loginov travelled to the World Championships which were held in Paris from Monday, January 23 to Monday, January 30. He fought in the blue belt mid dle heavyweight masters category, clearing out his category to walk away with the gold medal. The nowWorld Champi on, Gleb currently lives in the nearby town of La Viñuela and has lived in Spain for the last 30 years. He has trained with the Tor rox club for the last three
Torrox resident Gleb Loginov topped the podium at an international Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championship.
years where he continually impresses coaches with his skills. Gleb is also a yoga in structor, owning his own
school, the Tao Centre. Club owner, Chris Birchall expressed his delight saying “This is one of the toughest
A BRITISHBORN resident in Almuñecar, Cecilia McWeeney Chacón has been recognised for her incredible contributions to the town. Ce cilia accepted the award as ‘an adoptive daughter of Al muñecar’ at a ceremony on Tuesday, January 24. In an awards ceremony at the town hall, Almuñecar councillors, Francisco Robles and Jaime Martos presented Cecilia with the town medal, recognising her achieve ments. Cecilia was initially nominated for the award be fore the pandemic, but the ceremony was repeatedly de
Photo credit: Ayuntamiento de Almuñécar (via email)
Medal of honour Cecilia McWeeney is recognised by Almuñecar Council for her contributions to the city with the ‘adoptive daughter of the town’ award.
layed. Bradford born and raised, Cecilia spent the first 20 years
of her life in the UK before ar riving in Almuñecar in the 60s. Cecilia’s chance move to the
Axarquian town was inspired by a fellow traveller from Al muñecar who she met while on holiday in Scandinavia. Cecilia’s interest was piqued and she soon became one of the first bikiniclad visi tors to the beach town a year later. Since that fateful sum mer, she fell in love with Al muñecar resident, Paco Chacón, staying ever since. Cecilia has since become one of the most wellknown residents in the community, known for her business career and support for dozens of lo cal charities including Caritas, the AECC and the AA.
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Fast growing town
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Torrox’s pleasant climate and abundant attractions are thought to be behind the most recent increase.
TORROX was the only town in the Axarquia region to register a population growth rate above 5 per cent in 2022. The coastal town’s population is now just below 20,000. Data released by the National Institute for Statistics on Sunday, January 1 was analysed by the town’s council and released in a report on Friday, January 27. Latest data revealed that the population has increased by a staggering 24 per cent in the last eight years. Yearonyear data revealed that the town’s popula tion grew from 18,937 residents on January 1, 2021 to 19,997 on January 1, 2022, an increase of 5.3 per cent.