Costa Women community reaches tenth birthday
A decade of support. Founder Ali Meehan talks to SUR in English about how the group has grown and evolved since the newspaper first covered its launch back in autumn 2010
Malaga's water company is monitoring the spread of Covid-19 by tracking the city's sewage
FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ
Virus in faeces can act as an early warning for officials who have been taking localised samples of effluent every Monday since October
Spain's central and regional governments agree to allow travel to visit close family at Christmas
MELCHOR SáiZ-PARDO
The different authorities around the country have given the green light to the proposals made by health minister Salvador Illa for the festive period; these include gatherings of up to ten people, travel only to be with close relatives and a curfew at 1.30am
Government wins key vote on 2021 budget with help of nationalist parties
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The ruling coalition of the PSOE-Socialists and Unidas Podemos has been criticised for negotiating with pro-independence parties in the Basque Country and Catalonia in return for concessions
Restaurant facing 60,000-euro fine for hosting party with no safety measures in place
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The owners of the Venta Trepaolla dispute that capacity restrictions were surpassed and argue that the events don't constitute a "very serious" offence
Spitting DJ cost the Costa del Sol 711,000 euros in tourist revenue
A new campaign by Turismo Costa del Sol is calling for responsible individual behaviour, explaining that negative coronavirus headlines have had a direct impact on the industry
Man who held up two Fuengirola supermarkets with a knife inadvertently gives himself up
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The 52-year-old told police "I didn't rob any supermarket" without having been asked
Case rates in Andalucía, including Malaga and the Costa del Sol, continue to fall
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On Thursday, the average positive Covid tests per 100,000 people in 14 days was: 240 in Spain; 247 in Andalucía and 177 in Malaga province
W resort developers in Marbella plan to open in 2025 after a 200-million-euro investment
The owners ahve already spent a million on the regeneration of the area's sand dunes
Inquisitive ibexes near Comares lead to award for British photographer
Gary Browne has spent much of the year getting up at dawn to capture local wildlife and one of his shots has won an international gold medal
Gardener accused of starting great Costa fire of 2012 faces seven years in jail
JUAN CANO / ÁLVARO FRÍAS
The prosecution also wants him to pay millions of euros in compensation to the 347 people whose property was damaged or destroyed
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Cuevas del Becerro becomes first village in Andalucía to test the whole population for Covid-19
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The Junta de Andalucía's mobile unit started testing around 1,400 residents on Monday
Law firm announces it will no longer be representing the Al-Thani family in legal battle
Borja Gutiérrez
"Disagreements over the defence strategy" have led to the split, the firm says, just before Malaga CF's majority shareholders were due to testify
Pedersen claims victory in the women's Open de España in Marbella
José maría Martín Ramírez
Ana Peláez from Rincón de la Victoria took third place and Nuria Iturrioz of the Balearics finished second behind the Dane
A LOOK AT LA LIGA
Real Madrid, a club in crisis?
On paper things look bad for coach Zinedine Zidane, but a few wins in the next month could soon paint a different picture
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Malaga keep up their hot run of form on the road
Winger Yanis Rahmani was the star of the show in Fuenlabrada, scoring the first and forcing the second
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Malaga Femenino's winless run extends to five matches
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Nati Gutiérrez's side once again showed an inability to maintain possession and that cost them dear in Tenerife
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Granero and Planas get Marbella back on track after difficult start
JULIO RODRÍGUEZ
Busquets' flying elbow put the win in jeopardy when he was sent off after 59 minutes
Antonio, the organ driver
ALBERTO GÓMEZ
For 25 years he has been transporting hearts, livers, kidneys, pancreases "and even eyes" which have been donated and are to be placed in new bodies. And there is no time to lose: "You have to go a bit faster than usual"
The British Council: Eight decades developing links between UK and Spain
The institution was founded in Madrid in 1940 by Irish fiddle player Walter Starkie to promote a wider knowledge of the English language
Malaga's discreet Christmas switch-on brings controversy
Juan SOTO
The festive lights came on in the city as usual on the last Friday of November, but the number of people gathering on Calle Larios has been cause for concern
THE MUSIC MAKER
A phone again or
In my confusion and haste to retrieve my ringing phone from the jacket pocket where it lay, I tugged at the garment too forcefully and sent a sling shot across the room. Thwack!
THE EURO ZONE
Making things better
The government's shambolic, indiscriminate and authoritarian reaction to Covid-19 has caused its own economic and social problems
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Clubland
ANDREW J. LINN
Clubs vary from country to country and what may be referred to as a club in Britain may not be the same in Spain
THE BOTTOM LINE
The seaweed's still there
Problems that the pandemic has hidden, but that are far from being solved, are still there, even though we're not paying them attention
New process introduced to get a flu jab in Andalucía this winter
The option to book one through SaludResponde or ClicSalud has been removed so that GPs can prioritise cases with the greatest need
Hundreds of girls are at risk of genital mutilation in Malaga province
ANA PÉREZ-BRYAN / JUAN CANO
A pioneering protocol is now under way to detect and protect women and girls from FGM, a practice which is normal in their own countries and continues to be carried out here
Perth, the Australian city with the same climate as Malaga
IGNACIO LILLO
A study by Malaga university is looking at the possibility of predicting heatwaves in the province by closely observing the Antipodes
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Towns call for a return of a regular service on the C2 Cercanías train line
The schedule between Malaga and Álora was reduced by 50 per cent at the end of March, but just 20 daily services were reintroduced after the lockdown was lifted
Sales of over-the-counter cold remedies at chemists have dropped by 50 per cent
Wearing masks, reducing social contact and the mild weather have all contributed to less demand for these products
Pasaje Begoña in Torremolinos, now a Place of Tourist Interest
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Almost fifty years after it was raided by police, this refuge for the LGBT+ community during the Franco dictatorship has received this distinction from the regional government
THE BOTTOM LINE
A place at Christmas
IGNACIO LILLO
Whether it is in groups of six and six, or shifts, or however the Holy Government permits, everyone deserves to have their place at the Christmas table
