Crime
Criminal gang linked to growing and exporting marijuana to other EU countries dismantled on the Costa
Police have arrested seven people and seized 70 kilos of drugs, some 8,400 euros in cash, weighing scales and pressing machines
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Football player's finger bitten off during youth match on Costa del Sol
The alleged attacker bit the victim at the end of the match during a mass brawl after the home team won 3-2
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International Day of Rural Women
Women in east of Malaga province recognised on International Day of Rural Women
The Mancomunidad association of town halls in the Axarquía presented awards to thirty women ‘role models’ in rural life during a ceremony
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Sport
Almijara Bowls Club Nerja cuts ribbon on long-awaited new greens and club house
Since leaving La Raqueta Club in March 2023, members have been unable to play as a club anywhere in the town
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Two injured after plane makes emergency landing on Costa del Sol
The light aircraft came down in an olive grove in Periana having taken off from the Aerodynamics pilot training school in Trapiche
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Planning
Lidl to move into new commercial area of eastern Costa del Sol town
The town hall has announced plans for a new road and retail area in the Cuesta del Visillo area of Torre del Mar, behind the Lisbona petrol station
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Health and safety
Costa del Sol town hall denies responsibility for well where a local resident fell to his death
Councillors in Vélez-Málaga have said that there was "no contractual agreement" for the land where the unsealed well into which David Ruiz Hierrezuelo fell in September
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History
The tiny Malaga village that's preparing for the 250th anniversary of American independence
Macharaviaya is the birthplace of Bernardo de Gálvez, the war hero who won the battle of Pensacola during the Revolutionary War in the 18th century
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Tourism
Bloggers and influencers to discover the delights of the eastern Costa del Sol
As well as the Cueva del Tesoro and Antiopa Roman villa in Rincón de la Victoria, the group will also visit the El Cantal cliffs in La Cala del Moral, Casa Museo La Axarquía in El Valdés and Bodega Dimobe in Moclinejo
Jennie Rhodes |
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Leisure
Contract awarded to improve recerational area of Malaga province reservoir
The investment of 835,576 euros includes new tables, benches and lighting as well as green areas, car parks, children's playground and dog park equipment at La Viñuela
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Wildlife
Green group flags issues after reptiles found dead in Costa del Sol irrigation channel
GENA-Ecologistas en Acción have reported the death of dozens of lizards, snakes and toads in the Lízar canal in Frigiliana and have proposed measures to reverse the situation
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Cyclist dies after early morning crash on Costa del Sol
The car driver, 20, also suffered serious head injuries in the accident
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Cultural exchange
Creating deep-rooted connections on the eastern Costa del Sol
Sixteen young people from Berlin-based association Laial visited the Axarquía area of Malaga province to learn about sustainability, culture, and regenerative living
Jennie Rhodes |
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Quirky news
Who's the fastest waiter on the eastern Costa del Sol?
Around 40 catering professionals took part in the competition in Nerja in which they had to run 500 metres with a tray of glasses filled with water
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Early morning scare as second fire breaks out in just 48 hours near Costa del Sol shanty town
The area is home to around 50 shacks where more than a hundred people live in deplorable and unsafe conditions, without access to running water, sewage or electricity