'Mushrooms don't cure Covid but they do have a host of health benefits'
ALEKK M. SAANDERS
Hunting for wild mushrooms is a hobby that brings numerous enthusiasts to Andalucía; a modern app makes life easier for them
Over 30,000 workers in Malaga province were still furloughed at the end of November
NURIA TRIGUERO
The November figure is a 5,169 increase on the end of October, when the number of people on an ERTE was at its lowest since the start of the pandemic
Two bids received to build the new San Andrés marina in Malaga city
IGNACIO LILLO
As well as the berths for yachts under 30 metres in length, the facilities will include a nautical complex with a sailing school, restaurants, shops and a social club
El Ingenio shops celebrate twentieth anniversary with major revamp
Colombian singer Shakira performed at the original opening in 2000 but no big events will mark the milestone this year
Age Concern take to the streets for Christmas fundraising drive
The charity will set up an informative table outside Mijas town hall every Wednesday and Saturday, where volunteers will be on hand to offer information and advice while also selling tickets for the charity's grand Christmas hamper draw
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
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
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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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
Ana Peláez, already a star thanks to her desire to win
MARINA RIVAS
The 22-year-old became the best amateur player of all time on Sunday at the Open de España, beating the record held by Olympic golfer Carlota Ciganda
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"
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
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
food & drink
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
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
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
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
Pasaje Begoña in Torremolinos, now a Place of Tourist Interest
alberto gómez
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
