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...seafront, finishing in daylight, symbolising the hope and support that Irish charity Pieta House gives to people with suicidal thoughts. At the same time an estimated 400,000 people took part in similar walks all over the world. Darkness into Light began
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JENNIE RHODES
The Axarquía-based Food for Change association raised 600 euros for the Ángeles Malagueños de la Noche by holding a spa day at La Vaqueria in Benamargosa last week. A number of local therapists donated their services, which included aromatherapy m
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Antonio Javier López
...sculptures, installations, videos and photos. The works are on loan from international private collections and are being shown in Spain for the first time. "Banksy never comes to exhibitions of his work because he insists on anonymity and wants to remain
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Nieves Castro
Marbella town hall and the Malaga College of Architects last Friday signed an agreement which will see both bodies work together to decrease the wait for planning permits to a maximum of four months. This is an attempt to stop investors from turnin
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Daryl Finch
...drop out of the play-off positions for the first time this season, with just five games to go. Despite Víctor Sánchez's charges dominating possession for long periods, they failed to build on an early lead and capitalise on their dominance. Malaga ... finding pockets of space on the left. This time he picked out Matos on the overlap who put in an inch-perfect low cross for Djordje Jovanovic, again in plenty of space, who struck inches over the bar. Malaga then started to enjoy the lion's share of the
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ÁNGEL ESCALERA
GPs in health centres in La Axarquía, Antequera and the Costa del Sol are testing a new scheme from the regional government's ministry of Health this week that means that they are able to spend more time with each patient. The aim is to restructure ... day on tele-medicine, 15 minutes for programmed and complicated patients and also make time for research and training. Under the new plan, GPs will see a maximum of 30 patients with pre-booked appointments a day, which in some cases is about half ... the present number. The Junta de Andalucía's Minister for Health and Families, Jesús Aguirre, says this is in response to doctors' wishes, as they want to be able to dedicate more time to patient consultations, and it will also mean they can include
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The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, was in Brussels this week for the emergency meeting of EU leaders to decide upon an extension for the UK's departure. Sánchez supported the move to give Britain until 31 October, saying the ball was now in
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Ignacio LILLO
The new, third reversible lane on the access road to the Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía (PTA) came into operation for the first time on Tuesday, with many road users heralding it as a success. Those consulted by SUR on the day reported arriving ... more than ten minutes faster than usual, with some even shaving 20 minutes off their usual journey time. Sources from the regional and local government said that they were delighted with the early results. City councillor for Mobility, Elvira Maeso,
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Pilar Martínez
For those who love luxury, the port in Malaga city was a joy to behold on Saturday. In fact, it was a day to remember, not just because an unusual number of cruise liners were visiting at the same time, bringing a wave of passengers into the city ... height. These prestigious visitors were joined by Mein Schiff 1 and Prinsendam on Saturday, followed on Sunday by another luxury cruise ship, the Viking Jupiter, which was visiting Malaga for the first time. Megayacht, Gene Machine, belonging to
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ANTONIO JAVIER LÓPEZ
Banksy.The Art of Protest today opens its doors to an expectant public in Malaga. And the cultural centre La Térmica, to the west of the city, is pulling out all the stops for its biggest show to date. It is the first time in its six years of life ... that the cultural centre run by the provincial government will stay open for the whole summer. It is also the first time that an exhibition will take up three different rooms. They host more than 40 works by the enigmatic street artist, some of which ... sculptures, installations, videos and photos, all on loan from international private collections and being shown in Spain for the first time. The exhibition will run until 15 September (open Tuesdays to Sundays, from 11am to 10pm), with tickets costing