Enhancing Living Spaces
At Victoria Design Furniture, their mission is simple: “to deliver the best furniture and service at every opportunity”. To that end, quality is the foundation of their business, from top quality fabrics and frames to an expert customer service team.
They believe that new furniture is an investment that should enhance the living environment while optimising how we use our valuable floor space. Their aim is to “provide you with the best furniture purchasing experience in the industry” and – backing these words with action – they add that, if anyone can find the same furniture on the Coast for less, “we will beat it by 10 per cent”.
VDF’s new showroom is on the Mijas-Fuengirola road at Km. 5.5.
Tel. (+34) 952 586 670
First Spanish Store Opened in Torremolinos
Discount retailer Dealz has opened its first Spanish store on the Costa del Sol, in Plaza de la Nogalera in Torremolinos. The opening of the store was reported to have involved an investment or more than €500,000, with up to 40 
new jobs expected to be created. Dealz is part of “Europe’s biggest single price discount retailer”, Poundland. Torremolinos mayor Pedro Fernández Montes officially opened the new store.
www.dealz.es / www.poundland.co.uk
Dramatic Presentation of Ferrari California
Marbella luxury car dealership C. De Salamanca, in conjunction with Ferrari, presented the new California T model during an eye-catching summer show at Villa Padierna Palace Hotel – featuring pure-breed, black-haired steeds from the La Granja stud dancing around the Italian “prancing horse”.
The €230,000 California T is described as combining the elegance of a Spider and the sportiness of a Ferrari. It is powered by a V8 “T” turbo engine that generates 560Hp, production will be limited to 7,000 vehicles, and each model will be personalised.
Dramatic Presentation of Ferrari California
Marbella luxury car dealership C. De Salamanca, in conjunction with Ferrari, presented the new California T model during an eye-catching summer show at Villa Padierna Palace Hotel – featuring pure-breed, black-haired steeds from the La Granja stud dancing around the Italian “prancing horse”.
The €230,000 California T is described as combining the elegance of a Spider and the sportiness of a Ferrari. It is powered by a V8 “T” turbo engine that generates 560Hp, production will be limited to 7,000 vehicles, and each 
model will be personalised.
Marbella to Host Lavish Gala Presentation
Marbella will become the focal point of Spanish gourmet cuisine in November when the city hosts the glittering official gala presentation of the 2015 Michelin Guide. In previous years only Madrid, Barcelona and the Basque Country have hosted the event, which brings together all Spain’s two and three-star Michelin chefs, including Marbella’s own Dani García – who attended the official press launch in July and will also be overseeing the menu for the gala.
The gala presentation will be held at the Los Monteros Hotel on 9 November. Marbella has two other one-star Michelin restaurants, El Lago and Skina, while there is a fourth in Málaga province, José Carlos García, located in the city’s Muelle Uno portside setting.
Launch of New Networking Group in Manilva
Offering women in the local business community a “friendly and open environment to build their network, find suppliers and make new contacts”, a new group is being launched in Sabinillas in September by Shaw Marketing Services in association with Costa Women and supported by the Manilva Town Hall.
Costa Women is a social community and business-networking group for women living in Spain. It provides online and offline networking opportunities for over 3,000 members and is free to join. The aim of the new Manilva business group is to be an addition to their networking calendar for women in business on the western Costa del Sol.
The launch will be held on 17 September from 6.30 to 8.00pm in Villa Matilde in Sabinillas. The monthly event will cost €5 (to include the networking activities and refreshments) and will take place on the third Wednesday of each month.
To register email info@shawmarketingservices.com or visit www.shawmarketingservices.com.
In other Costa Women news, in July members celebrated their third annual summer party at Miraflores Restaurant, where the night raised €1,200 for the Danii Cancer Charity.
Danii Toni (now 18) set up her charity after being diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma in 2011. She endured six cycles of chemotherapy, a major back operation to eradicate the source of the primary cancer and a bone marrow transplant. During her treatment, she saw how many families struggled to support children with cancer, and she decided to set up the Danii Children’s Cancer Charity in 2012. It has already raised over €75,000, which has helped families with financial support and purchased vital equipment for the children’s oncology unit at Virgen Del Rocío Hospital, where Danii was treated, while also helping children’s dreams come true on trips of a lifetime.
www.costawomen.com / www.daniicharity.com
New Season for Benahavís Group
The Benahavís Branch of the Society for the Fine and Decorative Arts is entering its third year – “a young society… very open and friendly to new people and new ideas”. As well as running a season of monthly lectures from September to May in the new town hall, the society organises special events and outings, including a trio to Granada in November and to Morocco in March, “in the steps of Rick Stein”.
info@benahavisdfas.com / www.benahavis.com
Ocean Village Marina Hosts Charity Cardboard Race
In what was described as a “vintage year”, competitors took to the waters of Ocean Village Marina in August for the sixth edition of Gibraltar’s charity cardboard race.
The Black Pearl won the junior race and best junior boat design, and O’Reilly’s triumphed in the adult race for the fifth consecutive year, with Saxomania second but collecting the best adult boat design prize. Second Princess of Miss Gibraltar 2014, Claire Nuñez, gave out the prizes, shields and medals. All proceeds went to the GBC Open Day and Prostate Cancer Support Group.
Attractive Sports Setting for Revamped Marbella Restaurant
In recent months the refurbished Royal Tennis Club Marbella has become one of the most popular and trendy venues on the eastern outskirts of the city. The luxuriously appointed club includes tennis and pádel courts, an 
academy, a gymnasium, a pro shop, high-end accommodation in the recently renewed “Tennis Villa” and the cosy and convivial La Veranda Verde bar-restaurant.
The redesigned restaurant offers breakfasts, business lunches and a la carte dinners, and a venue for special events, private business meetings, banquets, weddings, children and adults’ parties, and 
corporate events; and organises a variety of entertainment shows, including flamenco, ballet, live music, fakirs, magicians, children’s entertainers and even a fireworks and pyrotechnic show. For sport fans, they also show live football, tennis and other tournament broadcasts.
