Malaga - Costa del Sol

Food & Drink

Almáchar to serve up 4,000 litres of traditional cold soup during annual ajoblanco festival

The programme for the event, which is taking place in the Axarquía village on Saturday 5 September, includes workshops, guided tours and children’s activities

Roads

Torremolinos’ third road resurfacing scheme gets under way with a 2.2 million investment

The council will set aside an annual sum in the budget to continue improving the road surfaces throughout the municipality

Analysis

Why hundreds of thousands protested in Malaga and Spain over the Ceuta migration crisis: Key causes behind the rallies

Analysts and sociologists view mass turnouts as a display of social cohesion and solidarity amid rising political polarisation over migration crisis

Charity

Benalmádena charity dinner to raise funds for cancer support

Held at the Holiday World Beach Resort on Friday 11 September, the event will help the AECC maintain its essential services

Tourism

Benalmádena records Malaga’s highest hotel occupancy in August

The Costa del Sol resort reached 96.2 per cent occupancy, ahead of towns like Torremolinos and Mijas

Child abuse

Malaga man arrested on suspicion of abusing nine-year-old niece

The incident allegedly took place at the home where both the victim and the suspect live with several other family members

Weather

Malaga province wakes up covered in blanket of sea fog

The 'taró' phenomenon explains why the wild coastal vegetation remains green, despite the complete absence of rain, during the summer months

Charity

Fuengirola to host night-time spinning marathon for Alzheimer’s charity

Held on Friday 18 September, the aerobatics cycling exercise initiative is part of the town hall’s healthy living programme

Property

Rincón de la Victoria house wins prestigious Malaga architecture award

Casa Cantal in La Cala del Moral was recognised by the Colegio de Arquitectos de Málaga for its contemporary design, its focus on sustainability and the textures and colours in the brickwork, combined with how it blends into its surroundings

Soroptimist International supports 500 families in Mijas with food bank donation

Essential food supplies worth 2,950 euros have been delivered to two local associations that help families who are struggling to cover their basic living costs

Civil War

The second mass grave in Campillos has revealed 22 victims: six have already been exhumed

A further 16 bodies will remain protected until work resumes, which could enable the project to be completed in 2027

Housing

Malaga University candidate students driven away by housing crisis

Universities confirm the "concerning" state of housing and its prices

Environment

Andalucía invests over seven million euros to maintain 125 kilometres of livestock tracks in Malaga province

The environment department manages the most extensive network of livestock and agricultural tracks in Spain, with enhancement projects in municipalities such as Alhaurín de la Torre

Infrastructure

The ministry of the interior has allocated 10 million euros to build the new police station in Marbella

In December 2020, the town hall approved the transfer of a plot of land opposite the Virgen del Carmen cemetery, which the council is required to develop