The Town Hall’s new tax management system, will allow the collection of around 7 million euros and as a consequence of this has been the clearance of some 350,000 euros of debt owed to small businesses in the area.

Manilva Commercial Department’s “Bet on our Local Commerce” commerce has proved very popular, with participants including shops and businesses across the whole spectrum of trades and retail such as boutiques, shoeshops, hairdressers, bars, restaurants, hardware stores, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers.

Manilva’s Foreigners’ Department has opened enrolment for this year’s summer Spanish course.
Commencing on the 1st July and running to the 31st August the courses run over 50 hours – 4 hours per week and are available at three levels Beginners I and II, and Intermediate. Course work will concentrate on practical exercises and conversation.
Classes will consist of 8 to 10 students and will be held in the Usos Multiples building in Calle Miguel Delibes (opposite Hamilton Homes) in Sabinillas.
Courses cost 60€ per person and can be booked at the Foreigners’ Department office in the Villa Matilde, Ctra. Sabinillas-Manilva, Km.0.5. Tel. 952 890 845.

This Saturday, 7th June, there will be a Charity Run to raise funds towards the establishing of a refuge for abandoned animals in the Manilva area.
The run begins at 10 am on the promenade at La Noria at the eastern end of Sabinillas and each lap of the route is 3 kms.
For those interested in participating sponsor forms are available from the Foreign Residents’ department in Villa Matilde telephone 952 890 845 or 663 969 636 or from Manilva Leisure in Duquesa Port telephone 952 891 355.

The Comisión Asesora de Comercio Interior de Andalucía (CACI), the body that regulates domestic commerce in Spain, has declared Manilva an area of touristic importance thereby allowing extended opening hours for local businesses.

This means that commercial and retail premises may open Sundays during the period 1st July to 15th September, and during Semana Santa from Palm Sunday through to Good Friday inclusive.

This concession will run for four years from 2008 to 2011 inclusive after which it will be reviewed.

Manilva’s Grupo Motero Rompecilindro motorcycle club will be holding their annual meet ‘concentracion’ over the weekend of Saturday 7th, and Sunday 8th June.

Manilva has once again been awarded three Blue Flags, two for the La Colonia and Sabinillas beaches and one for the Puerto de la Duquesa marina.

According to a report from the Manilva Town Hall, Emilio Lopez, who is councillor for both the Planning and Environment departments, has signed a document ordering the immediate halt of building works being carried out on a plot situated in the Punta Chullera area of Manilva by Ellamere Holdings SL.

Once again Manilva’s international community will be celebrating its diverse cultures and traditions at this year’s VII Manilva International Festival.

After months of hard work in setting up, the local business association ACEMCE, Asociación de Comerciantes y Empresarios de Manilva, Casares y Estepona, was finally launched officially on Friday, 16th May at a ceremony held in the Castle at Castillo de la Duquesa, Manilva.