There are two types of cards costing €10 each or a combination of the two for €20 per annum.
The sports card typically covers sports installations including the pool, tennis (indoor), basketball (indoor), padel, petanca, skateboard park, driving range, gymnasium, indoor football, 5 a side football etc.
The culture card covers events, which have included, coach trips to events in Malaga, Las Sierras. It also includes courses such as free golf lessons for the kids, football coaching, fitness classes, martial arts, subsidised language classes, art and handicraft classes, Bonsai, cooking, baking, appreciation of wine etc.

Apply for the cards at the Ayuntamiento. You need to be registered at the town hall, have a copy of your NIE plus a photo.
Applications are invited until the end of January 2012. Please ensure that all your Ayuntamiento bills such as IBI, water and basura are paid up to date. This can be checked in the office on the ground floor of the Ayuntamiento.

The Town Hall of Benahavís through the Treasury Department inform all citizens that the Provincial Tax Collection Department has published the Tax Calendar for 2012.

Further to the information provided by theTax Department, the Tax on Motor Vehicles will have to be settled, on a voluntary period between March 14th and May 21st; the Personal Property Tax and Annual Fees will be effected between July 2nd and September 10th, the Tax on Business Activities, has a stipulated voluntary period, between September 17th and November 20th. In this period the Urban Solid Waste Tax will also be collected.
The Town Hall would like to remind the taxpayers that they can direct debit from the bank the Tax receipts in order to avoid delays in the payments that would have to be claimed by the Executive, with the resulting penalty.

Rules regarding dog care and note that dangerous dogs have to be registered at the Ayuntamiento, where a copy of the rules can be obtained.

Rules Regarding the Care of Dogs

It is prohibited to badly treat or injure your dog.

It is prohibited to abandon your animal(s).

It is prohibited to keep animals in unsanitary conditions.

A dog’s appearance should not be altered for aesthetic purposes.

Dogs should always be provided with appropriate food.

Dogs should be walked.

Animals should not be fed on public roads.

Dogs should not foul public roads or public spaces.

Dogs are not allowed in public buildings or areas. (Sports, cultural, health centres, places where food is sold, public baths and swimming pools)

Dogs should not be kept on open terraces, where neighbours are disturbed.

Dogs are prohibited to be on public roads without the necessary I.D / chip.

Leashes have to be used on public roads.

The above is a sample of a far more extensive list.

Contravention of the above may result in a fine ranging from €75 - €500.
 

Please note the Ayuntamiento continue to offer this service "free" to registered residents in Benahavis. if you have any household items for disposal, such as, fridges, sofas, tables, chairs, televisions etc please send an e-mail to

residents@benahavis.es

Please state your name, address, where the item is situated and a contact telephone number.
Removal will normally take place within 48 hours.
 

Following several enquiries regarding the medical services in the village here is information that I hope will help clarify the current situation.

Responsibility for Medical Services:
• The provision of medical services depends directly on the Junta de Andalucía and not the Benahavis Ayuntamiento.
• Our Ayuntamiento has met with the Distrito Sanitario to enquire how we can improve the delivery of services.
• Unfortunately the Junta’s legislation means the Distrito Sanitario, cannot provide a better service as there are so few people registered with the medical centre in Benahavis.

What medical facilities does Benahavis currently have?
• At present the Junta de Andalucía provide a doctor and nurse to the village, 3 hours daily, Monday to Friday mornings.
• Benahavis Ayuntamiento supplement this by paying for a nurse who attends the medical services every Saturday and Sunday.

What else does the Ayuntamiento provide for free?
• For the last 3 years families within the municipality have taken advantage of the facility which the Ayuntamiento pays private health insurance for newborns up to the age of 2 years old.

What is the future of Benahavis’ Medical Centre?
• A proposal has been approved from the town hall to enlarge the current medical centre.
• The approved project will see a larger medical centre. A second floor will be added to the current building on the Avenida Andalucía.
• Benahavis Ayuntamiento aims to assist the health services where it can and is set to improve all aspects of medical care in the village.