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This is World Glaucoma Week (10 to 16 March) and the Ophthalmology Department of the Costa del Sol Hospital has been playing its part in raising awareness of glaucoma by setting up an information stand at the main entrance to the hospital. The sta
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Rob Palmer
It may be wise for Luis Suárez and Gareth Bale to take a moment to take stock and savour Wednesday night’s Clásico carnival as there’s a very good chance that this will be the last for both – the sell-by date is fast approaching. Though the diminut
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FERNANDO TORRES / NEIL HESKETH
A319 from Liverpool mark the anniversary. Last weekend was the hundredth anniversary of the first flight into Malaga airport, except it was far from being an operating airport at the time. Instead, the two crew on the first arrival on 9 March 1919 ... bring the mail to the French protectorate of Morocco by air for the first time. The airmail route involved departing from Toulouse and stopping in Spain; first in Barcelona, followed by Alicante (although in the first trip the plane stopped in Castellón ... commemorative cover, said, "Nowadays express mail relies on aircraft, but back then it was a complete adventure." The lucky passengers on the Easyjet flight from Liverpool arriving at the same time were also welcomed by the water jets and dignitaries from the
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...births, but also to adoptions of children under a year. By 2021, a father will take six weeks after the birth and the remaining 10 weeks until the child is one, which can be spread out part time. Both parents can now also have an hour off a day until
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ANTONIO GÓNGORA
The Malaga Academy project has been dealt yet another setback this week with the news that the new sports complex, in the Arraijanal district of Malaga city close to the airport, will not be ready in time for the summer as scheduled. The stumbling ... be ready in time for the summer, the club expects to find out this week when the 4.5 million euros will be released so that it can plan the resumption of works.
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Daryl Finch
...breakthrough thanks to a man who only passed a late fitness test. Blanco Leschuk, who took advantage of some hesitancy from the Osasuna defenders on the right, had plenty of time to whip in an inch-perfect cross for Adrián to nod past Rubén from just six yards ... between Keidi Bare and Juan Villar as the striker started to take exception to Malaga's time-wasting. Both, however, escaped punishment. Passions once again threatened to boil over when the Osasuna bench leapt out of their seats to lambast the officials ... left, where he had two teammates unmarked, would have been the much better option. Another flashpoint came just before half time when Javi Ontiveros, already on a yellow card, went down a little theatrically under a challenge. Instead of taking any
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MARINA RIVAS
...lifted them out of the relegation zone. As it was, though, defeat to Granadilla in Tenerife condemned the Costa side to bottom place for the third time this season. With just eight games remaining, Malaga are level on 17 points with Madrid CFF but
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Mónica Pérez
Marbella taxi drivers have three months to start wearing the uniform agreed recently between town hall and taxi associations. According to the new regulations drivers will have to wear a white shirt or polo shirt, dark blue trousers or skirt, dark bl
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ANDREW J. LINN
What is obvious to even a casual observer is that, like other businesses, restaurant operators rush to get a website up and then think nothing else is needed. I recently asked the owners of 14 restaurants when was the last time they had checked out
Opinion
Peter Edgerton
...hanger-strewn cubicles for hours on end, having my ears battered by Calvin Harris and Rihanna is not my idea of a good time, let me tell you. What about online shopping, then? It's all the rage apparently. Well, no thanks - those city centre clothes shops