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Costa councils say they approve of banning smoking on some beaches

ÁNGEL ESCALERA

Most municipalities on the Malaga coast agree with the regional health authorities' proposal that there should be smoke-free beaches. However, they think the matter needs further study, especially regarding how the ban could be enforced. They would a

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Some 3,000 local people a year will benefit from Zara owner's accelerators

ANDREA JIMÉNEZ

Some 3,000 cancer patients will benefit annually from radiotherapy sessions within a year when linear accelerators (LINAC), donated by the Amancio Ortega Foundation to Malaga hospitals, begin working. Ortega is founder of clothing-giant Inditex,

LifeStyle

Remembering a lifetime in showbiz

TONY BRYANT

...shattered by World War II. When the war ended, Gloria joined The Regal Entertainers concert party and this was to be the start of a long and enjoyable career rubbing shoulders with some of Britain's top entertainers. Gloria stayed with the company for two ... and produced shows for 35 years. As well as producing the shows, Gloria also designed the costumes, and the company went on to perform at some of the UK's top venues, including Stars and Garters in Leicester Square. "I formed the Beaux Belles, which ... entertaining audiences at Butlins and Haven holiday camps, and venturing further afield to places like Spain, Germany, Dubai and Canada. They also regularly appeared on radio and television, collaborating with some of the top personalities of the era: these

Local

"People need to be sure of whose hands they are placing themselves in"

Á. ESCALERA

...the president of MEDESMA, Pedro Bonal. "In some clinics treatments are applied without an authorised doctor being present," stresses Bonal, while Juan Antonio López Pitalúa warns of the possible side effects of cosmetic treatment if carried out by

Local

Free public Wi-Fi points installed across Casares

C. M.

Connecting to the internet is Casares is now free with a number of free public wireless spots set up in Casares Pueblo, Casares Costa, in Plaza de la Paz de Secadero and in Plaza Andalucía. Users can access the Wi-Fi by connecting to 'Wifi publico

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Plastic is already posing a real threat to the Costa del Sol

IVÁN GELIBTER

Plastic is already one of the main threats to the coastal ecosystem of the Costa del Sol and its surrounding Alboran Sea. The problem, say experts, is increasing and will continue to do so without specific policies to stop the massive use of plastic

Local

Seven regions of Spain already have smoke-free beaches

Smoking is already banned on some beaches in Galicia, Asturias, Catalonia, Murcia, the Balearic Islands and the Canaries, and in Andalucía too, although only on the Granada beach in Motril where anyone who throws a cigarette end on the sand can face

Opinion

Pink flawed

PETER EDGERTON

...tubby Francis Lee diving clumsily in the penalty area for Manchester City and yet by some weird combination of osmosis and witchcraft here I was now, listening to a tune called Perfect (actually with an expletive in the real title) and it was, let me ... place. Who knows, some of them may even get round to tidying their bedrooms on an annual basis. We can leave boys' songs and the damage they're doing to society to another occasion because right now I have to dash - there's a jolly decent chap called

National

'Rebel' separatist MPs banned from attending Congreso sessions

SUR

The four recently elected Catalan MPs and one Senator who are on trial on charges of rebellion have been banned from sitting in the Spanish parliament after winning seats in April's general election. The five took up their posts last week after a c

Local

Jellyfish-free zones to be set up on some Marbella beaches

Mónica Pérez

The councillor for Beaches in Marbella, Manuel Cardeña, has announced he will set up special jellyfish-free areas in the water on some beaches this summer. Local data shows that some 80 tonnes of organic debris, mostly jellyfish, was removed from