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Two local streets to become boulevards THE Mayor of Fuengirola, Esperanza Oña, announced that Calle Martinez Catena and Calle Lamo de Espinosa will be made into boulevards. There is a budget of more than €2 million for the work, most of which will be paid by Malaga Provincial Government as part of the Productive Investment Plan for the Csota del Sol. The mayor signed an agreement with the Residents’ Communities in El Paraiso and Solplaya by which they hand over areas they had in the streets to the town, something for which the mayor thanked them. She explained that agreements have also been reached with the PYR and Las Palmeras hotels. She said that the two streets are very
Mayor Esperanza Oña announced the boulevard plans. important from a tourist aspect and are home to 600 people and 67 businesses, 90 per cent of which are in the catering sector. Pavements will be widened, so that the bars and restaurants can have their terraces further away from the buildings, so there is room for
pedestrians to walk past and look in shop windows. Businesses in the area had asked for work to start after the local fair, but that was not possible, because the use of the money granted by the provincial government had to be justified by December 1. It also had to be
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completed before the next tourist season. Work was assigned in May, but the decision was made to start after the summer to cause as few problems to businesses in the area as possible. The work should be completed within 50 days on the roads which access the seafront promenade.
Surf the net faster THE Councillor for New Technologies, Juan Lazo, announced that the speed of the free Wi-Fi connection available in local parks and squares will be doubled. In approximately one month, it will have been increased from 6MB to 12MB. The free service, available in public areas, was launched in 2011 and has more than 9,000 frequent users. It can be accessed in Parque del Sol, Plaza de España, Parque de España, Plaza del Antiguo Ayuntamiento, Plaza de San Rafael, the square in Calle Moreno Carbonero, Parque de los Naranjos, Plaza Anabel Conde and the Tourist Office.