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SUR
The Costa del Sol stand makes up a big part of the Andalusian space at Fitur this week. Here local town halls are working together to promote their destinations. As usual, the city of Malaga had a separate stand, and this year Marbella and Nerja
LifeStyle
Jennie Rhodes
On 10 January 2014 two sisters, both by then in their 70s, met for the first time. Josefa Campos Fernández, 78, was born in Antequera and her sister, Remedios Campos Cantador, 74 was born in Córdoba. They have the same father but different mothers. ... The sisters never got to meet each other as children as their father, Joaquín Campos Fernández (Antequera, 3 January 1911), who had fought during Spain's Civil War, was shot on 8 January 1941 and so the two sisters had no link to unite them. The day ... after meeting for the first time the sisters went together to pay their respects to their father whose remains lie in the San Rafael cemetery in Malaga. There was another sister, Isabel, who had the same mother as Josefa but she had died before the
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CHARO MÁRQUEZ
Marbella's Local Police have unveiled their new control centre, which features the most advanced CCTV system in the country, similar to that used in New York. Although similar systems have been used privately in Spain, no public body in the ... the Local Police, insists: "Cameras protect people's individual rights. People won't feel their privacy is being invaded. Cameras are being installed discretely and where necessary."
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ÁLVARO FRÍAS / JUAN CANO
...metres deep and less then a hand's span wide. A year after the events, Julen's parents, Vicky García and José Roselló, talk of the tragedy in their flat in El Palo, which has become a kind of shrine to Julen, as well as to his older brother Oliver, who ... see them break down. Despite trying not to think about those 13 days on the mountainside, the couple expressed their gratitude to all the professionals involved in the rescue operation. "We are eternally grateful," they say, mentioning the ... over as soon as possible". Out-of-court talks have been taking place between legal representatives but the couple prefer not to comment. In their opinion what happened to Julen was an accident that could have been prevented: "But that's for a judge
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charo márquez
Marbella’s Local Police have unveiled their new control centre, which features the most advanced CCTV system in the country, similar to that used in New York. Although similar systems have been used privately in Spain, no public body in the ... insists: “Cameras protect people’s individual rights. People won’t feel their privacy is being invaded. Cameras are being installed discretely and where necessary.”
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SUR IN ENGLISH / JENNIE RHODES
...its way slowly through the streets. Nowadays, Three Kings parades are held in nearly every town and village in Spain on 5 January with some interesting variations from place to place. The Kings may arrive by boat or helicopter and make their way
Local
Tony Bryant
...gaining increasing popularity is permaculture, a process that allows us to creatively redesign our environment and our behaviour. Horticultural specialists are inspiring people to turn their gardens, balconies and rooftop terraces into green havens where ... who first came to Spain in 1978, have decided to use their finca in Mijas to run Back to La Tierra, a project that involves various permaculture principles to create a food forest. "Back to La Tierra is a soul driven project where we bring together ... the couple have dedicated their lives to the project since 2018. Over the last 12 months, they have planted over 30 trees and designed rainwater catchment systems to prevent having to irrigate in summer. They have also finalised their plant filter
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ÁLVARO FRÍAS / JUAN CANO / FERNANDO TORRES
...that the three victims all died from drowning and that there were no signs of either intoxication or injury which could have led to their deaths. A technically improbable accident but "not impossible" According to various sources, the events took ... place at around 1.30pm on Tuesday. The victims are three members of the same family, British and American nationals, who had come to the area from London for their Christmas holidays. They had arrived in the province last Saturday, 21 December, and were ... repeated by their father, 52. None of them could swim, the family later confirmed; all three lost their lives. The man's wife (and mother of their children) and their older daughter (who had just been playing in the water), were the ones who raised the
Sport
frank gavurin
their other relegation rivals lost or drew this weekend, meaning the two points they dropped are not as consequential as they might have been. Their next game is a trip to 17th-placed Oviedo on 5 January in a game which will have serious consequences
Opinion
Héctor Barbotta
...front of their class and show it to everyone. Youngsters tend to have a greater sense of embarrassment in front of their classmates than in front of their screens, which have an inexplicable effect of removing inhibitions. Therefore, the ... it in front of the camera on their mobile phone. Imprudence, however, is neither a crime, nor an excuse for pointing an accusing finger in the wrong direction. Malaga CF's head coach may have behaved immaturely, recklessly, rashly or simply