Gerald Brenan's Yegen, a century on
The village the writer called home in the 1920s has gained motorcars and TV, but retains its "ocean of air"
Juanma Moreno to become next Junta president after PP and Cs seal coalition pact
MARÍA DOLORES TORTOSA SEVILLE.
The new Andalusian parliament was set up on Thursday with Cs member Marta Bosquet elected as speaker
A year of going full circle in Spain
NEIL HESKETH MALAGA.
The last twelve months saw a change in national government in Madrid and preparations for a likely sweeping new look in the Junta de Andalucía too
Law change makes it easier for neighbours to veto tourist rentals in their communities
The new voting rules brought in to control the effects of the rise in Airbnb-style rentals have satisfied neither side
Mijas campaigner runs for mayor at helm of an independent party
IVÁN GELIBTER MIJAS.
Francisco Sepúlveda, is president of the Residents Association in La Cala
Celebrating life by ringing a bell
The AECC cancer association has fulfilled the dream of a patient who died last year, but who had seen this system in Toronto and wanted one in Marbella
Alhaurín de la Torre to open first surfing complex in Andalucía
FERNANDO TORRES ALHAURÍN DE LA TORRE.
The installation will be the most efficient in the world and will minimise the environmental impact with maximum energy efficiency
The first Hard Rock Café in Malaga city will be open in time for Easter
IGNACIO LILLO MALAGA.
The new restaurant will create 80 new job vacancies in the city
2018, a record year for tourists, income and employment
FRANCISCO GUTIÉRREZ MALAGA.
Turismo Costa del Sol launches a digital marketing offensive to promote the winter campaign in 14 countries
SOHA demands dialogue with new government
EUGENIO CABEZAS VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA.
The organisation hopes to "see the light at the end of the tunnel" with the Junta de Andalucía
A look back at the Gibraltar news in 2018
From politics and the environment to jellyfish, a world rowing record and even Luke Skywalker
The biggest Christmas fair for children
JUAN SOTO
MIMA is expecting the number of visitors this year to be even higher than last year's 30,000
Malaga gets its share of El Gordo
ANTONIO M. ROMERO MALAGA.
Tickets with the first prize in Spain's Christmas lottery were sold in Malaga, Vélez-Málaga, Marbella, Ronda, Torremolinos, Almáchar, Benalmádena and Torrox
Four injured as vehicle ploughs into bar terrace on Christmas Eve
EUGENIO CABEZAS CALETA DE VÉLEZ.
The driver said she had no idea what had happened and is believed to have mistaken the accelerator for the brake as she tried to leave the parking space
New coach brought in for Marbella after defeat against league leaders
OPTA MURCIA.
The Costa del Sol side deserved more in the Murcia match that pushes them closer to the danger zone and the bottom of the table
Femenino find chances hard to come by against unbeaten Barça
MARINA RIVAS MALAGA.
Despite their 4-0 defeat on Saturday, the Blue and Whites finish the year 12th in Spain's top flight in women's football
A LOOK AT LA LIGA
Festive reflections
La Liga is as unpredictable as ever. If only we had Zinedine Zidane's crystal ball....
Back on the right track
A lot has changed at the club in the past year, most of it for the better
Malaga pick up a point in nil-nil draw away to Oviedo
ANTONIO GÓNGORA
The Blue and Whites lacked initiative and proved no danger for their rivals in their final game of the year
Getafe forward Sergi Guardiola on Malaga's radar for January
SERGIO CORTÉS MALAGA
The striker scored 22 goals for Cordoba last season but is finding playing time hard to come by
Alejandro Davidovich: "Tennis is a close-run thing now"
PEDRO LUIS ALONSO MALAGA
"I don't want the ranking to become an obsession," says the young tennis star after completing his first year as a senior and ending as the world number 231
Dani García abandons haute cuisine
MARINA MARTÍNEZ MALAGA
His Michelin-starred Marbella restaurant will close in October 2019 and reopen as a steak house
Rest in freeze
SUSANA ZAMORA
A company in Valencia is a pioneer in Europe by offering cryopreservation services. It says it already has two clients
28 December 1981: The Day of the Holy Innocents is reinstated
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Ibi, in Alicante, celebrated its Santos Inocentes festivities once again in 1981 after a 42-year hiatus, caused by the Civil War and the difficult years that were to follow
The euro zone
Prepared for the worst
The Spanish government's new Brexit initiative is welcome news, and might be the most valuable thing Sánchez does during what is likely to be a short term in power
Star-stricken
ANDREW J. LINN
Why should 35-year-old Dani García decide the world of the Michelin stratosphere is no longer tempting?
Algatocín keeps the tradition of the 'Mañanitas'
The locals are woken up by church bells at six o'clock in the morning
Airbnb prices in Marbella are fourth dearest in the world, survey says
The University of Malaga analysis, carried out for the council, puts the resort just behind New York, London and Barcelona
Plastic bottle tops to help Nerja charity
E. C. Nerja
'Coordinated action' exposes staff shortages at Archidona prison
Fernando TORRES
An investigation is under way into more than half of staff being off sick on Wednesday, a trend reflected nationally
Residents fear for health over petrol station plans
E. C. Sayalonga
What life was like in Franco's women's prison in Malaga
ALBERTO GÓMEZ MALAGA.
Thousands of women were sent to Caserón de la Goleta, which is now the Local Police headquarters, where the living conditions were "infrahuman". In many cases there was no record of the crime they were supposed to have committed
Mayor of Iznate to appear in court
E. C. Vélez-Málaga
Gregorio Campos is accused of submitting false expenses claims
Local library with new stock this Christmas
I. GELIBTER. Benalmádena
Operating theatres
The Guadalhorce hospital opened late, and not properly. And when a tree is born twisted, it is hard to straighten it out
THE EURO ZONE
In two minds
Pedro Sánchez's bumper increase to the minimum wage highlights the PSOE leader's schizophrenic tactics with regard to the Catalonia problem
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Three armed men make off with 200,000 euros after holding up central Marbella bank
The coastal path keeps on growing in Estepona
Torremolinos town hall delivers festive aid to needy
Gang responsible for kidnapping an estate agent in Colmenar arrested
sport
Fuengirola Potros to play in the top flight next season
Malaga find no chances against Barça
The natural successor?
Los Monteros reopens its legendary tennis club
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