LifeStyle

The mayor with ALS

JOSÉ ANTONIO GUERRERO

...speak, not being able to give someone a kiss and not being able to hug"Local people are amazed at his dedication. He works extremely hard as the mayor, even though he could stay at home and live off his permanent disability benefit. Even his 'boss', prime ... minister Pedro Sánchez, said at an electoral event in Albacete that Juanra is a source of "inspiration and pride". "Of course I could just sit on the sofa, but I would be depressed and crying. I prefer to take this opportunity to show that I can be ... useful," he says. local residents “He is very brave to do what he does; I don’t think I could do it” It is impossible to walk beside the mayor around La Roda without someone stopping to greet him affectionately and without pity. His bravery has led to

Sport

The demanding road to Tokyo 2020

pedro luis alonso

...the limitation that there cannot be more than four golfers from any one country. Also, the rest of the nations can only opt for two places, which means that some of the worst-classified golfers could achieve their objective and compete in Tokyo. There ... will be sending a team of male players to the Olyjmpics and Ontiveros, from Marbella, Junior (Barcelona) from Benalmádena and Pozo (Rayo Vallecano), from Fuengirola, could have a chance although it is pretty remote.

Sport

The best there's ever been

Rob Palmer

...commentary line of mine: "Lionel Messi is the best there is, the best there has ever been and probably the best there ever will be." It could be argued that van Dijk was Liverpool's MVP, the most valuable player, as they claimed their sixth European title

Local

Costa del Sol placed on amber warning as temperatures rise above 39 degrees

IGNACIO LILLO

...a new record in the capital could be set; Malaga's highest temperature recorded in the month of August was 44 degrees on 9 August, 1953. Wednesday's sweltering temperatures were this summer's fiercest taste so far of the Terral, the warm wind that

Sport

Al-Thani signs off on Ontiveros' departure, freeing up a squad place for Okazaki

sergio cortés / Pedro luis alonso

Malaga have a tough task facing them as they head to Santander for their first league game of the season against Racing on Saturday. However, things took a slight turn for the better on Friday when club president Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani eventually s

Local

Junta could issue fines of up to one million euros against Serrano and well-digger

ÁLVARO FRÍAS

While judicial proceedings follow their course, the Junta de Andalucía regional government are involved in the administrative side of the 'Julen case'. Specifically, the department of Industry, Energy and Mines has opened two disciplinary proceedings

National

Socialists win municipal elections nationally but PP could snatch back Madrid

SUR

Despite the PP not doing as badly as expected, the Socialist PSOE were the overall winners on a national level once all votes in the over 8,000 town hall elections in the country were added up. Regional elections see good results for PSOE

Local

Ferry spills 8,000 litres of diesel into Malaga port

IGNACIO LILLO

It may have been a badly closed valve in the fuel tanks on a ferry that caused the spillage of 8,000 litres of fuel into the waters of Malaga's port early on Friday morning last week (15 August). The spillage happened while refuelling was taking p

Local

Triple A warns it could close its shelter if it doesn’t receive funds over the next few weeks

...are 30,000 dogs registered of the pet census, “that’s a third of the human population, who could support us.” Subsidy Marbella town hall pays Triple A an annual subsidy of 60,000 euros. “That’s enough for us to keep going for a month and a half,”

Local

Squatters caught for redoing and renting out

Charo MÁRQUEZ.

...charged their tenants a year's rent up front. They suspect as much as 80,000 euros could have been fraudulently taken in rent.