Portrait of an artist with dyslexia
Dubliner Pigsy, 48, has struggled with dyslexia all his life and he explains to SUR in English how he used his disorder to influence his art
Vélez-Málaga town hall to pay for Carlota's operation
The four-year-old who risks losing her hands and feet is due to travel to Valencia on Friday to be operated on by the prestigious doctor Pedro Cavadas
Sixteen new Covid-related deaths reported in Andalucía in 24 hours, three in a Malaga care home
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Some 915 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday in the region, 306 of them in Malaga province
Four Seasons hotel at El Pinar is one step nearer as key planning hurdle is cleared
The council has taken on board comments from the Highways and Coasts agencies in its rezoning blueprint for the area in eastern Marbella
Mijas starts preparing Las Lagunas fire station land with test drilling
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The new facilities on the 6,000-square-metre site alongside the A-7 will clear the way for fire engines to be renewed and better training
Fuengirola's town status is upgraded by the regional parliament, bringing perks
ANDREA JIMÉNEZ
The council had asked last December to be designated as a 'large population municipality'
- context: Fuengirola's route to tourism
Getting a doctor's appointment this summer has become a real ordeal
Many health centres across Malaga province have been overwhelmed by the coronavirus situation and it can take up to 14 days to speak to your doctor on the phone
Junta says 'no' to La Bajadilla port expansion for now
The regional government has said that it doesn't have the money to carry out the long-planned expansion of the marina, east of Marbella town centre
Alejandro Davidovich, the highest ranked Malaga tennis player ever
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In a week in which he reached the highest ATP ranking of any local player in history (70th), the 21-year-old also qualified for his first Masters 1000 event
'The Axarquía's Caminito del Rey' set to open at the beginning of October
ANTONIO M. ROMERO
Construction materials have been flown in by helicopter and workers have built sections while suspended by ropes
The oldest estate agency in Marbella reports a recent rise in luxury home sales locally
Panorama says that despite the fall in visitor numbers, the upmarket property sector has strengthened over the summer months
Coronavirus contact tracing app now available across Malaga province
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The regional Health ministry is calling on the general public to download Radar Covid, a mobile application which informs users if they have been within two metres of a confirmed coronavirus patient for more than 15 minutes
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Malaga fall to defeat in their most unusual start to a new season
Only three familiar faces started Sunday's clash in Tenerife and it showed on the pitch as Pellicer's side lacked fluidity
"If we don't cut the wage bill, we'll be in Segunda B next year"
BORJA GUTIÉRREZ
Malaga's administrator gave a press conference to update fans on the state of affairs in a week when Adrián, Munir and Juankar all moved on
A LOOK AT LA LIGA
Emerging from the shadows
The Messi circus may have taken all the attention these past weeks but one man is showing that Barcelona could already have their heir apparent
The Marbella Challenger will take place at the end of October
P. L. ALONSO
The event was originally scheduled to take place at the Puente Romano Tennis Club in March but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic
Excitement helps overcome the nerves as kids head back to school
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Primary schoolchildren across Malaga province experienced new rules and new-look classrooms for the first time on Thursday morning
Surgeons warn of the risk of low-cost weight loss operations carried out abroad
Because the cost is three or four times lower than in Malaga, patients are going to clinics abroad although there is no guarantee that the surgeons are trained in this type of surgery
A fantastic summer for swimming in the sea
FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ
Ideal conditions. The water temperature has been unusually warm, fewer tourists has meant less rubbish and there have been hardly any jellyfish
THE BOTTOM LINE
Six months wasted
They have had six months to organise getting everyone back in the classroom and they have done nothing
THE MUSIC MAKER
Dave culture
The dreary hipsters at TwitFace headquarters need to introduce a 'rolling-on-the-floor-laughing-but-not-in-a-good-way' option and, crucially, it needs to be anonymous
THE EURO ZONE
Deep freeze
The mutual animosity between the governing Socialists and the conservative Popular Party (PP) was on display again this week
Mijas council asks Junta to think again about using a local hotel for Covid patients
ANDREA JIMÉNEZ
The council has taken the opportunity to remind the regional government that it hasn't had a reply yet over the offer of land for a new hospital
First planning steps approved to fast track Laguna Village rebuild
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Rent and local taxes for the concession holders has been waived and it is hoped the leisure complex near Estepona can reopen by next Easter
Calle Mozart in Marbella is the most expensive road to buy on in Spain
CHARO MÁRQUEZ
A survey for Idealista looks at homes for sale, and three streets on the Costa del Sol are in the top four listed, including the first placed in the Sierra Blanca area
Eyes open till dawn
ROCÍO MENDOZA
Specialists say they are seeing considerably more patients who are experiencing prolonged problems with insomnia this year - and coronavirus is to blame. But what's the key to getting a good night's sleep?
'I hope yoga stays as part of people's daily routine and not just something for the pandemic'
RAQUEL MERINO
Xuan Lan's online sessions brought yoga into the homes of many during the most difficult periods of the lockdown
Añoreta Golf to mark 30th anniversary with tournament and celebratory lunch
SUR
The deadline to sign up for the tournament is 1pm on Friday 18 September
food & drink
The French Paradox
ANDREW J. LINN
How do the French eat four times as much butter and 60 per cent more cheese than other nations, and still stay slim and healthy with, allegedly, no more heart disease than anyone else?
