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ALEKK M. SAANDERS
...themselves Probably, in comparison to many other "towns of fools", the people of Lepe actually make jokes about themselves. And that has been going on for centuries. There is a legend that says that Lepe resident Rodrigo Pérez de Acevedo was a pioneer in
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SUR IN ENGLISH
...information and programmes of events in other towns and villages can be found on town hall websites and Facebook.
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NURIA TRIGUERO / MATÍAS STUBER
...only topline, we have to turn instead to the newly published detailed data for all 2018 to see which Malaga province towns, including the Costa del Sol, are currently growing the most. Looking at the population registers in Malaga province for 2018,
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I. LILLO
...per cent of its capacity. This means that it empties and refills almost every year. As for La Viñuela, which supplies the main towns of La Axarquía, it is the one that has gained the most, five cubic hectometres, and now contains 59. That is only 36
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The second Comares classic car rally will be taking place this Saturday. 65 cars will be participating in the event which is due to start at 10.30am. Among the vehicles, all of which are over 25 years, will be a 1970 Seat 1430, a 1971 Renault 8, a
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FERNANDO TORRES
The Diputación provincial authority has announced an investment of 4.9 million euros to help a large area of inland Malaga province improve its water supply. In total, 17 towns and villages in the area around Antequera will benefit from the move.
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ANTONIO M. ROMERO
...del Rey, many of the visitors take the opportunity to explore some of the nearby villages and towns (Ardales, Carratraca, Álora, Valle de Abdalajís, Campillos and Antequera), all of which have places of interest, monuments and facilities for active and
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Mark Nayler
...settlements for around €100,000, which wouldn’t even get you a flat in most areas of the UK. Sadder still, many of Spain’s smallest settlements are heading the same way. According to a report published last year by the Spanish Federation of Towns and
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The streets of Tafalla and nearby villages in Navarra, northern Spain, were this week filled with damaged cars and debris swept along after heavy rains swelled the river Zidacos. The rain that fell in just three hours on Monday afternoon was tripl
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SUR IN ENGLISH / JENNIE RHODES
...them. The biggest processions take part in the cities and it is even possible to reserve a seat from which to watch the spectacle, however all the towns and villages will be putting on a show to thrill small children. Starting times vary but more
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PILAR R. QUIRÓS
...economic crisis put paid to plans to increase the green zones in many Spanish cities and towns, partly due to a lack of funds and also because it is not enough simply to create these garden areas. Trees and plants are living beings and have to be maintained ... larger places in Malaga province have failed in their environmental duty. With the exception of Marbella, which has 29.7 square metres of green zone per local resident, Antequera, with 29.2 and Vélez-Malaga with 19.09, the other large towns do not meet ... 29.7 square metres of green space per inhabitant, putting it at the head of the large towns of Malaga province. Parks such as Tres Jardines, with 80,000 square metres, or the Boulevard in San Pedro Alcántara, which is 50,000 square metres, are in
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FERNANDO TORRES
The mayors of 14 towns and villages around Antequera and the north of Malaga province have signed a joint declaration calling for an "urgent" meeting to find a solution to the shortages of drinking water faced in their municipalities. The town
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...vote to 9.48% (one seat). Vox rose to 19.58% (two seats) and the last seat went to Unidas Podemos. When analysed by town hall area, almost all areas of Malaga province voted for the PSOE as top party. But some towns put Vox first, including Coín,
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...which looks at data on income and other factors from the 405 municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. According to the report, the bastions of the rich are in the Madrid region. After Pozuelo de Alarcón come the nearby towns of Bobadilla del ... Basque places; Getxo, a coastal town near Bilbao, (18,599 euros); and the city of San Sebastián (17,203 euros). Andalusian unemployment At the other end of the scale, nine of the least wealthy towns are in Andalucía. Bottom of the list is Níjar, a ... fruit and flower growing town near Almería, (6,253 euros), and Los Palacios in Seville province (6,552 euros). More than two thirds of the 50 towns with the lowest incomes are in Andalucía. There is a close correlation between lower income towns in
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Ivan Gelibter
More than three years after voters in the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union, British residents in the province of Malaga are increasing in number, at least according to the official figures. This is the first time that the number of
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Charo MÁRQUEZ
Figures released by the western Costa del Sol's Mancomunidad, which oversees refuse collection in eleven towns, show that recycling in the area increased in 2018. Paper and card collection was up 11% with nearly 10,000 tonnes; this works out at
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Antonio M. Romero / JesÚs Hinojosa
...cancellation applies to the entire diocese, that is, all the towns and villages in the province of Malaga. "All three consider it responsible and necesary to suspend the Holy Week processions, as well as all the planned events leading up to them," it reads.
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Vélez-Málaga, Nerja and Torrox - as well as in Marbella, Mijas and Estepona closed their beaches to the public by putting up red flags. Street markets, day centres for the elderly and libraries are among the municipal facilities closed in numerous towns in the
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Inland towns severely affected by flooding in record-breaking rain in October say they may take to the streets again if promised emergency aid doesn't arrive soon. The mayor of Teba has said that if there is no news by 21 December, two months ... after the severe damage to the town, protests will start. Neighbouring Campillos has not put a deadline as yet. Multi-million-euro compensation payments have been promised for individual residents and the towns overall.
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Tony Bryant
The Costa del Sol will be raising the shamrocks and enjoying a steady flow of Guinness this weekend, as many towns will host huge street parties to mark the death of Ireland's patron saint. Ireland meets Malaga for St Patrick's Day