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A. M. ROMERO
The new hospital in Malaga will have 840 beds (in addition to the 400 at the Materno and 150 at the Civil), as well as 46 new operating theatres. This formed part of the announcement made by Elías Bendodo, spokesman for the regional government, on a
Sport
BORJA GUTIÉRREZ
Malaga director general Richard Shaheen insisted in a press conference on Friday that his viability plan for the club has already boosted the club coffers by two million euros. According to the American, Malaga's operating expenses have been
Opinion
Ángel Escalera
Nearly two and a half years after the partial opening of the Guadalhorce valley hospital, two of its four operating theatres and some of its beds were finally opened this week. This hospital is greatly needed to take the pressure of the Clínico ... in Malaga. It opened eight years later than scheduled, sloppily and incomplete. Somebody (many people, actually) didn't do their job properly and the hospital didn't have enough electrical power for the operating theatres and some other departments. ... deserve a hospital which, once and for all, works efficiently and isn't remedied by patches. It is good news that half of the operating theatres are now open (16 patients underwent surgery there yesterday), but that is just one part of the huge amount
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CHARO MÁRQUEZ
The Junta de Andalucía's Health service has said that it plans to have Estepona's new local hospital up and running by the end of the year. The date comes after the town hall finished the building work on the long-awaited complex in December last
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...operation. The girl's rescue revealed the horror of sexual exploitation scheme, operating in the Malaga province and organised by a gang of Nigerian citizens. All 11 members of the gang have since been arrested. Six women, including the 15-year-old girl,
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FERNANDO TORRES
The president of Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, announced on Monday that "in four weeks" the operating theatres of the Valle del Guadalhorce hospital will be working "at 100%". Moreno said that for several years, the centre had been "a phantom hospital",
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
HMS Duncan was in Gibraltar on Thursday, for a routine logistics visit. This impressive Type 45 destroyer recently sailed from her home port in Portsmouth for a six-month operational deployment. Initially she will be operating in the
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SUR
operating in the Costa del Sol. The group, which specialised in kidnappings and stealing drugs from other traffickers, seized large quantities of hashish on the Costa del Sol, before sending them on to Italy to be resold. A key part of the investigation ... vehicle, loaded with between 400 and 500 kilos on each trip, posing as a couple of holidaymakers. The drugs were normally acquired with the cooperation of British, Moroccan and Romanian nationals operating on the Costa del Sol and in the Campo
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FERNANDO TORRES
...to nothing more than a large health centre. Now, after a lengthy and complex legal process in which a special plan had to be completely modified, and serious differences of opinion between different administrations, the first two operating theatres ... eventually be four operating theatres. The two which opened this week are for scheduled operations of different types where patients only need to stay in hospital for a short time afterwards. She also explained that these two operating theatres will be used ... Antonio Medina, said that the new operating theatres "will mean that a series of surgical procedures can be carried out on a day-to-day basis, and this will improve the standards of quality and accessibility for all the users in the area". The
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Easyjet has begun its twice-weekly service between Luton and Gibraltar. The flights run on Tuesdays and Saturdays and will continue year-round. This is the airline's fourth destination from Gibraltar, after London Gatwick, Bristol and Manchester.
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JOSÉ M. CAMARERO / NEIL HESKETH
...years, citing the risk to the environment, and all plants were expected to close by 2028. Improved technology has meant nuclear power production has increased in existing plants and operating companies and government have been looking to agree how long ... operate the Almaraz nuclear power station in Extremadura, agreed to extend the life of that plant until 2028 when the current operating licence expires in 202 1. Currently the last plant set to close is Trillo, in central Spain, in 2028 and under this new
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Álvaro frías \ Juan Cano
A court has been hearing how a woman carried out minor plastic surgery operations for almost 10 years without being a qualified doctor or having a proper consulting surgery. The accusation of a customer who claims her face was disfigured has now b
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Ignacio LILLO
Tangier and on to Canada, as Malaga now forms part of the MCA route. "We're very happy, both with the business side, the amount of goods we're transporting and the clients, but also with the ease of doing business and operating here in Malaga. That's
LifeStyle
FERNANDO TORRES
...that will allow its operating theatres to finally welcome patients. A statement released by the group's spokesman, Miguel Estéban, asked for “transparency” and compliance with the time frames that had been previously agreed. If this doesn't happen,
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JUAN CANO / ÁLVARO FRÍAS
The Guardia Civil have brought down an organised crime network committed to the import and export of large quantities of drugs through the port of Algeciras. Officers from the Unidad Central Operativa (UCO) have arrested a total of 21 people, ten of
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Fernando TORRES
...year, the opening of the operating theatres and hospitalisation wards is waiting for the new electricity supply. The aim was to have all the new pylons put up and the lines connected by the end of this month or the beginning of next. However, now with 85 ... come up during building works." The group has called for the authorities to get round this new obstacle as soon as possible. "We can't end another year with the operating theatres closed," he said.
Local
Pilar Martínez
The Jet2.com airline and its tour operating arm are looking for 125 new staff members to help boost its local team as it grows. In total 900 jobs are being offered across Spain. On the Costa del Sol specifically there are jobs in land operations
Local
FERNANDO TORRES
...use the operating theatres and inpatient wards which have been closed since it was opened in 2016 due to instability of the supply needed to operate the equipment. The process for obtaining the licence was complicated but Endesa had already made a
Local
Nieves Castro
...at the start of the summer Marbella council decided to define the areas these type of two-wheeled electric vehicles could travel through. At the same time it conducted a review of the operating licences of the firms running rentals and tours using ... them. Twelve companies, all located on or near the seafront in central Marbella and Puerto Banús, were inspected. Two failed the inspection of operating licences and one of these, in Puerto Banús, did not take steps to solve the problem, say officials. ... checking the operating licence he stressed. Referring to the closed Banús firm, he added: "We don't like doing it, but seeing that the type of apparatus rented out put traffic in the area at risk as well as some under-age users of the vehicles, we have
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CHARO MÁRQUEZ
...action and consulting rooms and operating theatres had to be closed for the day. This was the second day of protest called by the union over the lack of a written agreement over contracts and working conditions. Dr José Luis Prada, the SMM
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álvaro frías / juan cano
...affecting a number of flights operating at this time.
Local
CHARO MÁRQUEZ
Four British nationals have been arrested by national police for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking scheme operating in Marbella. Some 1,500 kilos of hashish were seized by police, following a meticulous search of a motored yacht ... substance from the coast of Morocco to Spain. Police began their investigation following reports of a criminal organisation operating in Marbella, and took three of the crewmen by surprise when docking in the port. Investigation has revealed that the
Opinion
ANDREW J. LINN
operating system of a competitor. Ransomware is the best option. Last week a message appeared on all Everis's computer screens, 'Hello Everis, your network was hacked and encrypted. No decryption software is available on the Web. Email us at xxxx, and
Local
IGNACIO LILLO
...announced, but the company has said it aims to have cheaper services than its traditional AVE trains operating on the Madrid to Barcelona line by 5 April next year. Services will be added to Malaga soon afterwards, as it plans to have an eight-month
Local
Pilar Martínez
...routes operating will be Essence of Italy, and another will visit the Atlantic coast of Morocco and Portugal, while a third will go as far as Athens and Crete leaving from Malaga.
Local
CHARO MÁRQUEZ
...already operating and covers Puerto Banús, La Cañada shopping mall car park, Elviria shopping plaza and part of the marina. Work is under way on a new emergency coordination and monitoring centre at the resort's Local Police headquarters that is due to
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...we may be advised is necessary or desirable by the Commissioner and the Collector. This sad matter now lies with the Coroner's office and is therefore sub judice. We will obviously be providing as much information as we can and operating closely with
Local
Tony Bryant
The Local Police force in Torremolinos have seized more than 100 fake designer T-shirts during an ongoing campaign to combat illegal street vendors operating in the town centre and along the promenade. A special surveillance team from Torremolinos
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P. M.
Delta Air Lines restarts its summer flight programme to New York's JFK airport from Malaga today. A daily flight will operate to the Big Apple until September. The airline has been operating the seasonal route for 11 years in code share with
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British tourists at various destinations. While Thomas Cook stopped operating flights to Malaga and the Costa del Sol two years ago, British holidaymakers due to travel home from 11 Spanish airports are affected. These are Alicante, Almeria, Gerona and
LifeStyle
CHARO MÁRQUEZ
César Sánchez had the opportunity to save the life of a child he didn't know, and he didn't hesitate. He is a Local Police officer, but this act of heroism didn't take place while he was on duty but in an operating theatre and without knowing who he ... couple of tears. I decided I was going to go ahead with the donation, no matter what," he says. The donors can change their mind at any point of the process, but "you know that once the recipient is in the operating theatre to be given your bone ... defence of someone else, which is something all police officers understand may be part of their role. César put his life at risk, not out in the streets, but in the operating theatre. The award was presented to César by Pablo Ráez's father, as Pablo was
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...passengers. Ryanair announced last week that from June it would be operating flights between Malaga and three new destinations, Cardiff, Bordeaux and Milan Malpensa. British company Jet2.com has said that this year it will be operating 75 flights a week
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Pilar Martínez
...the increase in longer-distance routes operating this summer season. "Every day a year-round flight between Malaga and New York gets closer," he said, adding that the growth in connectivity to the Middle East was also important.
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ignacio lillo
...luxurious, with its name alone being written in solid gold letters. Facilities on board include a spa, casino, party room, a helipad, and even an operating theatre.
Local
MARÍA GONZÁLEZ
...drive to the operating theatres and for tests to make it more enjoyable and less scary for them," said Rosana Medina. That will take a while to happen though because, as she explains, the Costa del Sol needs to see how other hospitals in Spain are
Local
Pilar Martínez
...around Europe have launched major repatriation operations, with the UK making alternative arrangements for more than 150,000 British tourists at various destinations. While Thomas Cook stopped operating flights to Malaga and the Costa del Sol two years
Local
F. TORRES.
The new public library in Alhaurín de la Torre opened its doors for the first time last week, operating on a new schedule from 9am to 8pm. The space, which has almost 40,000 books, plus an archive of around 4,500 articles, is spread across
Local
CHARO MÁRQUEZ
A new bus route will start operating in Marbella this Saturday, running from the Bello Horizonte area to La Cañada shopping centre. The route will also pass through the town centre and the Miraflores neighbourhood. The 6B route will allow
LifeStyle
ASH BOLTON
Hospice is based in Benalmádena and was founded in 1992 by British expat Joan Hunt MBE. The hospice, which has been operating on the Costa del Sol since 1991, helps take care of terminally ill patients and their families. For more information on the
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CHARO MÁRQUEZ
...demands made by organisers. This came after a number of clashes with the council in the summer of 2017 during which time there were disagreements over operating hours, leading to the Starlite promoters threatening to pull out of the resort altogether.