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MARÍA DOLORES TORTOSA
The President of the Andalusian regional government, the Partido Popular's Juanma Moreno, spoke on Wednesday at the Madrid COP25 Climate Conference. He gave details of his plans to combat climate change in Andalucía and invited local businesses to se
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Ash Bolton
It's fair to say that music has been a life long passion for Manilva resident Shirley Helleur. Born in Leicester, she grew up in the city and at the age of 18 went on to study music at the University of Hull. CHARITY CONCERT When. Friday 8 November
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Debbie Bartlett
Juan Franco, the mayor of La Línea de la Concepción, visited Gibraltar on Thursday for a meeting with newly re-elected chief minister Fabian Picardo and members of the government, including Dr Joseph García, deputy chief minister and leader of the Li
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JAVIER GUILLENEA
...be presided over by Chile. The South American country was set to host the summit, but large-scale protests and riots made this prospect unfeasible. Greta Thunberg en route to Madrid summit Juanma Moreno talks of 'green revolution' in
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Ángel Escalera
So far this year Cristina Cosano has been in hospital several times, including in the intensive care unit (UCI). In total, she has spent six months and nine days in the Regional Hospital (formerly the Carlos Haya hospital) during 2019. The reason she
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Ash Bolton
He's an English actor famous for playing Archie Mitchell in Eastenders, Mick Shipman in Gavin and Stacey and for getting covered in snakes during I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. Now Larry Lamb is set to hit the screens again when he stars in th
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JUAN CALDERÓN
For those who don't know him, Christian Jongeneel is a tremendously positive person. He needs to be, to tackle the enormous challengers he undertakes at sea. That's why, hearing him speak with concern about the ordeal he suffered on Thursday last wee
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Tony Bryant
The Malaga-based environmental platform Viaja, Disfruta y Ayuda has organised three days of events to mark World Cleanup Day in Torremolinos and Malaga. Talks on Saturday morning in the Pablo Picasso Cultural Centre in Torremolinos will focus on
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JANE NORRIE
...www.theartssocietynerja.com uFuengirola. www.theartssociety-costadelsol.org uSan Roque. www.nadfas-delafrontera.org The life of the Societies centres round their monthly talks with experts from the UK speaking on a wide range of entertaining subjects. Initially the ... focus was on fine art but nowadays the menu embraces music, dance, film, theatre and travel - and even the art of cooking. All the talks are superbly illustrated with digital equipment. The season will begin in Benahavís Town Hall on the evening of
Opinion
Mark Nayler
Andalusian coast (around half of all undocumented immigrants who crossed the Mediterranean last year ended up on Spanish shores). On the other hand, Abascal sounds depressingly like Donald Trump when he talks of deporting, without exception, all illegal
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Tony Bryant
...pointed out. She will also use the clinic to offer talks and courses, covering everything from nutrition and dietary information to health and behavioural advice. She also intends to work with other animal charities in the fight against abandoned cats,
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The British Ambassador to Spain and representatives from the UK Consulate met with the head of the Andalusian regional government, Juanma Moreno, in Seville on Tuesday. Simon Manley, accompanied by the consul for Andalucía, Charmaine Arbouin, discu
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Chief minister Fabian Picardo and deputy chief minister Dr Joseph Garcia spent two days in London this week for meetings related to Brexit. The discussions included preparations for a no-deal Brexit in the event that the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement is
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...accompanied by an extensive programme of other activities including talks and film screenings.
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Mark Nayler
Yet it's hard to see how such talks could result in a "solution" deemed acceptable by both sides of the Catalonia debate. No matter how inclusive or wide-ranging these hoped-for discussions are, the base positions of Sánchez's Socialists and Junqueras'
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Jennie Rhodes
On 29 March 1985 over 20 years of negotiations with what was then the European Economic Community (EEC) reached a positive outcome when Spain's accession to the bloc was agreed. The announcement was made following a visit to Madrid by a delegation
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Tony Bryant
The Malaga provincial government has organised various activities to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November. Workshops for young people, informative talks, self-defence classes and theatrical
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JUAN SOTO
You could almost call José Luis Bonet a 'bubbly' businessman (he is joint president of Freixenet), and he is also the president of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce. He has just been re-elected to that post for the next four years and chose Malaga as o
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CAMILO LÓPEZ VEGA
...can save lives in 95 per cent of cases. On World Melanoma Day, which was Thursday last week, the hospital held a special conference with experts giving talks about the illness and ways to prevent it in everyday life. "It is one of the most
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There was wide-ranging criticism this week on all sides of the political spectrum after the decision by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to agree to a third party sitting in on any future cross-party talks over the political future of Catalonia. Even ... being widely seen as well as a concession to separatist parties who have demanded a powerful international mediator for talks on Catalonia's future. The PSOE needs the support of their MPs in the national Congreso to approve Spain's 2019 budget in a vote
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...meeting followed detailed technical talks between officials from different UK government departments and other members of the Gibraltar team, including Attorney General Michael Llamas and Financial Secretary Albert Mena. As the Gibraltar government has ... and although no details have been given by the Gibraltar or Spanish authorities there have been indications that talks between them are progressing well although nothing has yet been agreed. The Gibraltar government insists that none of its red lines
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Talks got under way this week between the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and centre-right Ciudadanos (Cs) over a possible coalition to take control of the Junta de Andalucía regional government. On Tuesday, senior national and regional members
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JOSÉ VICENTE ASTORGA
The dream of creating one of Spain's biggest banking groups with a likely head office in Malaga was over this week. The respective boards of Unicaja Banco and Liberbank voted to end the talks between them in a disagreement over what share of the
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Pilar Martínez
Strikes set to affect Ryanair passengers across four countries look set to go ahead after the airline rejected the demands of cabin crew during mediation talks on Tuesday. The cabin crew, represented in Spain by the USO and Sitcpla unions, are
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TONY BRYANT
...were fascinated by tales of the London music hall scene and the neverending list of famous personalities Gloria had worked with over the years, and so she was soon persuaded to organise a series of talks based on her life in showbiz. Gloria has no plans ... to retire and she has decided to continue giving talks about her life in order to raise funds for worthy causes. "I am 82 now and I thought it was time to retire, but I found that people were interested in my life in show business. I don't think
ANDREA JIMÉNEZ
-the director of the tax department, Inmaculada Domecq, and managing partner, Bernard Fay. "These talks are aimed at the community of international residents of our town, especially those from the United Kingdom. However, anyone who is interested can
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Deputy chief minister Dr Joseph Garcia paid a two-day visit to Washington this week, meeting Republican and Democratic members of Congress and officials on Capitol Hill, including those involved in foreign relations. Despite it being a whistle stop v
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The prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, began a five-day visit to Latin America on Monday. In the tour he has been meeting with the leaders of Chile, Bolivia, Colombia and Costa Rica. Spain is a key investor in Latin America and the visit is also designed
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ESPERANZA PELÁEZ
Sometimes, even without intending to, people end up going back to their origins. In the case of Diego Gallegos, who has just retained his Michelin star for his sustainable cuisine based on freshwater fish and home-grown vegetables at the Sollo restau
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
The Gibraltar government has expressed its “delight” at the result of Brexit meetings between chief minister Fabian Picardo and deputy chief minister Dr Joseph Garcia in London this week. The agreements have been the result of intense discussions sin
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Francisco JIMÉNEZ
The 70-metre high big wheel in Malaga port has been granted permission to remain in operation beyond the termination of the existing contract, 12 October. This is as talks continue over the extension of the contract for a further three years and
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...was a sense that the day's events had tainted the image of the secessionist movement. Meanwhile Quim Torra, in an apparent attempt to regain lost face with his republican supporters, gave the national government an ultimatum on Tuesday to begin talks
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...when it comes to any talks with Sheikh Al-Thani. The Qataris are thought to be interested in purchasing their compatriot's share in the club as well, but his attitude is still thought to be one of intransigence. Little has been heard from the club
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Gamepolis hosted more than 60,000 video game enthusiasts last weekend, with fans dressing as their favourite characters, competing in games and attending talks.
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ANTONIO JAVIER LÓPEZ
Ruiz Picasso's first wife and the grandmother of Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, who on this bright afternoon is enjoying the sun in the courtyard of the Malaga Picasso Museum (MPM) as he talks about her, about the trunk, and the new exhibition at the museum.
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
It was reported this week that the Gibraltar government has been holding direct talks with Spain about Brexit and their relationship after Britain leaves the European Union, but in fact this was quite old news. It did, however, seem to come as a ... talks with the UK because they said they do not recognise Gibraltar as an authority in its own right, this is being seen as very positive news, and it was backed up by chief minister Fabian Picardo in a TV interview this week, when he explained that the ... discussions began a few months ago. However, he stressed that the negotiations over Brexit in general are being carried out between the UK government and the EU, and the talks between Gibraltar and Spain are only on certain local issues. He was also adamant
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...citizens who start an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course before the end of 2020, explain the organisers. The fair, which includes a programme of talks by specialists, takes place on Tuesday 15 October from 10am at the Hotel NH Málaga. Similar
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JENNIE RHODES
talks of “agreements in principle” and states the caveat “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”, leaving millions of EU and UK citizens uncertain about their futures, some 18 months after the referendum result. Chair of British in Europe, Jane ... now.” A setback for May in the Commons The key areas focused on during the first phase of talks were citizens' rights, the Irish border and a financial settlement. The publication of the report, which announced that “sufficient progress” had been
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ASH BOLTON
It was almost half a century ago that Alan James first moved to the Costa del Sol. The year was 1969 and the 31-year-old Londoner had been lured out to sunny Spain by the real estate potential for expats - an industry that was about to boom. Now th
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...consequences, and this is still the case on many different levels. In addition to talks with local authorities in the Campo de Gibraltar and now the Junta in Seville, and frequent trips to London for discussions with high-ranking politicians in the UK ... government, members of the Gibraltar government have also been holding talks with the local business community. This week, deputy chief minister Dr Joseph Garcia also discussed Brexit with schoolchildren from Bayside and Westside Schools and the College of