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Estepona's new Councillor for Tourism, Carlos Rodríguez Navarro, has announced today that the Dia del Turista due to be held this Sunday, 3rd August has been postponed to a later date yet to be set. The reason given is the short timeframe since his appointment in which to organise the staging of this event.

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Rock and Roll legend Chuck Berry left thousands of fans angry and disappointed when he cancelled two concerts in Spain at the last minute with no explanation.

The concerts in Estepona and Leon on the 26th and 27th July, had attracted some 4,000 fans eager to see the founding father of Rock’n’Roll, but who were told at the last minute that the headline act had failed to show. According to reports the artist’s agent called them on Saturday night to say the Chuck Berry had flown back the States, but wouldn’t give a reason.

The promoter of the Estepona concert put out a press release apologising to concert goers and promising a refund of part of the ticket price for the event, and that they were looking at the possibility of legal action against Mr Berry for breach of contract.

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Estepona is the stage for a wide range of cultural activities and entertainment this summer. For more information:

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In an Extraordinary Session of Estepona’s Council held on Thursday, 17th July, David Valadez was voted as new the town’s new Mayor. The local PES Party abstained in the vote and the Partido Popular, who continue to appeal for new local elections, voted against.

Next month La Noria beach in Sabinillas plays host to the 1st Manilva International Beach Football Festival which will be held over the weekend of the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of August.
The festival will be contested by teams of footballing legends from six countries, namely England, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Spain and Gibraltar. The action will be centred on a 3,000 seater stadium which will be set up on the beach with an adjoining ‘football village’ along the promenade with numerous stalls, hospitality and refreshment stands, etc.
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Next year Finca Cortesin Golf Club in Casares will play host to the World Matchplay Championship sponsored by Volvo. The tournament, part of the official European Tour, will be contested by 16 of the world’s top golfers and consists of 36 hole matches played in a single day.

The Casares Local Police force now has a motorcycle patrol unit after taking delivery of two 700cc Honda Transalp motorbikes this month.

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The Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental, the body representing the 11 municipalities on the western Malaga seaboard, recently confirmed the compulsory purchase of land adjoining the Guadalmansa water treatment plant to allow for a major expansion project.

The four owners of the plots affected have submitted appeals against the decision but these have been rejected on the grounds that the project, under the control of the Junta de Andalucia’s Environment Agency, would be unviable without this land. The regional government’s valuation commission will decide on the compensation to be made to the owners.

The works which have a budget of 30 million euros will not only deal with water treatment for the municipalities of Estepona, Manilva and Casares but will also provide recycled water for the area’s golf courses.

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As in previous years Estepona’s Tourism Department has organised a programme of activities to celebrate the “Day of the Tourist”, which will take place on Sunday, 3rd August.