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Juan Soto / Jesús Hinojosa
Málaga Designer Outlet, the new luxury brand shopping village next to Plaza Mayor, will not be opening its doors this Tuesday as advertised. The centre lacks the licences it needs, although the firm behind the project, McArthurGlen, has said that
Sport
PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
Following his meeting with Malaga CF's acting chief executive Richard Shaheen last week, Malaga mayor Francisco de la Torre expressed his "obvious concern" that the club was not implementing its viability plan which it presented to La Liga several ... the time being, at least, it seems that negotiating a deal with the Qatari investors is the main priority.
Opinion
ANDREW J. LINN
...wine that is being revived for sale to the public. Previously such sherries were only used for blending, but the 'sherry revolution' now puts them at the forefront of specialist demand. Around 34€. Currently we have such delights as Pesadillas en la ... presenter of any TV show, who proceeds to give the entire place a makeover. Viewers are supposed to believe that the same staff miraculously reform, when in real life they would be sacked. But shows like this do not have time, so after our hero has worked ... his miracles, there is a big re-opening party for families and friends. Everyone thinks the changes are miraculous, and from that moment on the inn-venta becomes a gastronomic reference in the area. Of course once the show is in the can it is on to the
Opinion
Héctor Barbotta
Just under two years ago, the Junta de Andalucía, then still governed by the Socialist Party, launched its Plan de Ordenación Territorial for the Costa del Sol, which proposed scrapping the toll on the AP7. That idea was received with mockery and ... authority (Diputación), that is demanding that the toll be lifted. It's by no means a coincidence that it's never been the party in whose hands lie the ability and the power to scrap the toll that suggests the idea. It would be good to know how much it ... costs. Among the many hurdles that lie ahead of the Costa del Sol - which include managing population growth without losing quality of living, tackling the desertification process, guaranteeing the water supply, improving the quality of the beaches,
National
FRANK GAVURIN
Much recent speculation has centred on the prospect of another global recession, a theme that economist Steen Jakobsen will be discussing at a talk during his visit to Marbella next week and afterwards over cocktails and canapes. Speaking to SUR ... some gigantic changes" which may be painful, but will wean us off over-reliance on monetary policy and move us towards the "return of the productive society, and all that that means". As SUR reported recently, Andalusian producers are concerned by new ... and thinks that Andalucía will likely have little to worry about in the long term. On the subject of Brexit, Jakobsen agreed that the UK's exit from the EU can be seen as a sideshow overall on the global stage, but argues that we should not
LifeStyle
FRANCISCO GRIÑÁN
...the best-known songs, I Hope I Get It. That could apply to Antonio Banderas and his team at the moment, working to inaugurate the Teatro del Soho Caixabank with this Broadway-style show. The actor admits that this project is the most important thing ... slowed down his lifestyle, but Banderas confesses that, after inaugurating his theatre, he will have no reason to rush around and will sit and wait for "something good" to come along. Why the interest in theatre now? There comes a moment in people's ... lives when there is only room for truth. In my case, that was when I had a cardiac event that made me face reality, and reality is when death is looking at you from close at hand. Then you say: "I have to do the things I really want to do." And there are
Local
SUR IN ENGLISH/EP
Those wishing to donate to the upkeep of Malaga cathedral can now do so using mobile devices including telephones, contactless cards, smartwatches and other types of wearable device compatible with mobile payment systems. The machines have been in
National
JOSÉ MARÍA CAMARERO / PILAR MARTÍNEZ
...the winter months for new flights that are laid on after the Thomas Cook collapse, as well as financial credits and a reduction in social security quotas paid. Flights between the islands and the Spanish mainland will also be subsidised more than now.
National
Rachel Haynes
...represents the British government in Spain at a time when uncertainty still reigns over how and when Britain will leave the EU. He is optimistic that this will be on 31 October, with a deal, and that both countries have identical interests in protecting their ... citizens. A Brexit deal: "I'm still optimistic ... I don't pretend this is easy but we're working hard to find a way through this"Citizens' rights: "Britain and Spain have a shared understanding of wanting to make sure that people are protected"Gibraltar: ... "There's a lot of goodwill to make sure that any disruption is kept to an absolute minimum"Paperwork: "If people haven't registered, I would encourage them to keep evidence they were living in Spain on 31 October"How are you settling in as ambassador?
Local
IGNACIO LILLO
An annual report into sanitation published by Ecologistas en Acción has found that 17 of the 44 treatment plants in Malaga province fail to meet operational standards - around 40 per cent; the worst in Andalucía. The study, led by Antonio ... Amarillo, collected data in 2018 from plants which serve more than two thousand people. The biggest which didn't meet standards was that of Antequera where the organisation insists that an expansion is necessary in order to correctly treat wastewater and ... Concepción and Yunquera. In almost all of these cases, insufficient treatment is being carried out and the organisation suggests that either repair or expansion works are necessary. Amarillo, who carried out the study using regional government statistics,