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Bumper year for pink flamingo chicks

FERNANDO TORRES

...activity going on. Over 500 people saw the sun come up as a team brought a group of the thousands of pink flamenco chicks that have been born during this breeding season into the enclosure. The practice of ringing the birds, which this year marks 35 ... ringed. "If they run directly, they can break a leg, so it is very important that they first walk backwards until they turn around," he explains. Among the 500 volunteers there are all kinds of stories. Many of them come each year as a family tradition. ... an unforgettable experience, we'll come again next year". Both agree that the feeling of being part of a team is overwhelming. "You are in the dark, walking blindly following the instructions of those responsible, and when the sun rises a little you

Sport

The second coming of José Rodríguez, as three-year Malaga contract is sealed

PEDRO LUIS ALONSO

José Rodríguez will be hoping for better luck this time as he sealed his return to Malaga on a three-year contract on Sunday. The midfielder played just 452 minutes for the side in the 2015-16 season, starting just two games, but is reunited with ... given his debut by José Mourinho, is a holding midfielder and likely to fill the void left by the outgoing Alfred N'Diaye. Despite having a good season last year, Malaga are keen to find a new suitor for N'Diaye, who the club is obliged to purchase at ... the end of his two-year loan from Villarreal. This is highly risky with the club in a delicate financial situation, so sporting director José Luis Caminero has been searching for a team to take on the current arrangement. A deal had been reached with

Local

New Estepona hospital should be open by the end of the year, says Junta

CHARO MÁRQUEZ

The Junta de Andalucía's Health service has said that it plans to have Estepona's new local hospital up and running by the end of the year. The date comes after the town hall finished the building work on the long-awaited complex in December last ... year. The Partido Popular (PP) mayor, José María García Urbano, agreed to put up the money, even though it wasn't municipal responsibility. The initial building cost was set at 15 million euros, but in January the council approved an extra 1.2 million

National

King Emeritus Juan Carlos to have a heart operation this Saturday

MARÍA EUGENIA ALONSO

The retired king, Juan Carlos I, is to have a heart operation this Saturday in Madrid. The decision was made following the results of a routine health check in June. The 81-year-old former head of State retired from pubic duty this year after

Local

A solution is found for Vélez-Málaga feria location

Eugenio Cabezas

Vélez-Málaga town hall announced on Wednesday that this year's day feria will take place in the Paseo de Andalucía, instead of the area around La Carmelitas square and the town hall, due to the ongoing pedestrianisation works. The night feria

Local

Girl in Estepona pool rescue drama

Firefighters in Estepona recently carried out the spectacular rescue of a girl in a swimming pool. The six-year-old had trapped her arm in the tube of the pool's filter system at her home in Villas de Santa María. The pool edge had to be

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Bagpipes, bands and battles keep the legend alive in Teba

C. WAY / SUR IN ENGLISH

Tartan has come to Teba, as the town's annual Scottish Douglas Days Festival is already under way. From now until 25 August, Teba expects to welcome up to 8,000 visitors, excited to revel in the 15th year of festivities. Legendary Sir James

Local

Malaga's monuments could bring in more than a million euros a year under a new initiative

Antonio Javier López

...outside the European Union. In this scenario, the Roman Theatre would bring in more than half a million euros (542,787 euros), a figure calculated by taking into account its more than 360,000 annual visitors. Potential income in one year 547,787euros ... Malaga-born artist. For the last six years, the Museo Picasso Malaga has received more visitors than anywhere else in Andalucía, and its number of foreign visitors is especially high. The Museum of Malaga provides a stark comparison. Last year's statistics

Local

Malaga's longest-ever fair divides opinion as it draws to a close

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...have praised the turn-out for this year’s event, which started on the evening of 14 August and will have run for a record ten days. City hotels have said that they are at 95 per cent occupancy, while bars and restaurants hope to see a four per cent ... Thursday, one week into the celebrations, there were signs of ‘feria fatigue’. Crowds were starting to get smaller both for the city centre activities until 6pm and the out-of-town Real fairground, open from lunchtime into the early hours. “This year, it

LifeStyle

Andalusians voted the best in the bedroom for fifth year running

EFE

...voted best in bed for the fifth year running, after receiving 18 per cent of the votes. The Andalusians are followed by those from the Canary Islands, with 9.6 per cent of the votes, and the Catalonians (9.2 per cent), whilst people from Navarra were