Community spirit
Costa del Sol distributes Christmas hampers to vulnerable families
The baskets include traditional festive products, as well as non-perishable food, with the aim that "no family is left behind"
Eugenio Cabezas
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Investment
Major work starts to improve Costa del Sol beaches
The project in Torre de Benagalbón is part of a 2.1 million package for resorts on the east and west coast of Malaga province
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Crime
Malaga town's giant musical instruments vandalised by 'hooligans'
Benamocarra council has managed to find the large flute that was removed from a wall and has said the cello will be repaired
Eugenio Cabezas | -
Tourism
Tourism in east of Malaga province up by 17 per cent
The 31 towns and villages of the Axarquía are becoming more popular among national and foreign tourists and now the association for the promotion of tourism in the area (APTA) has compiled the latest statistical data
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Vandals hit wrong note after targeting giant musical instruments erected in Malaga 'town of music'
The local council is now considering beefing up security to monitor the installations which have become a hit with locals and tourists alike
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Farmer arrested for allegedly sparking wildfire that burnt 600 hectares of land last summer
Investigators say the hot exhaust pipe of a tractor may have caused the blaze in the municipalities of Almuñécar (Granada) and Nerja (Malaga)
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Community spirit
The Costa del Sol chef who returned to Valencia to keep cooking for flood victims
Álvaro Fauna from Torre del Mar set up a ‘street food’ kitchen in Paiporta were he served more than 2,000 hot meals a day for almost two weeks after the 29 October catastrophe
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Award
Malaga province suspension bridge hiking route voted best approved trail in whole of Spain
Located in the Axarquía, it has beaten the Hoz de Alarcón in Cuenca, the Senda de los Riconchos de la Aldea de Ebro and the Menhires de Mataporquera route in Cantabria to the prestgious title
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Summer music festival
Giants of Spanish pop confirmed for Costa del Sol music festival next year
The duo will be performing at the Weekend Beach Festival in Torre del Mar which will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025
Eugenio Cabezas / Jennie Rhodes |
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Floods
Malaga villages slowly return to normal one month on from the floods
Benamargosa and Comares in the Axarquía, which have a combined population of 3,000, are still calculating the cost of the catastrophic 'Dana' which hit the province on 13 November, which amount to around 2.5 million euros
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112 incident
Four police officers injured during high-speed 40-kilometre chase along Costa del Sol
After several patrols joined the pursuit, the fleeing driver was eventually arrested after he ploughed into a police road block
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112 incident
Pilot dies in plane crash at Costa del Sol airfield
The 49-year-old victim was taking part in an aerobatic flying display to mark the patron saint of aviation's day
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Impounded vehicles gutted during major blaze at municipal depot on Costa del Sol
Five were completely destroyed and two partially burnt after the fire broke out in the area where vehicles seized by police officers were being stored
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Technology
Mobile phone mast plan halted after Costa del Sol residents stage protest
People living in the Pilar area of Vélez-Málaga have started a petition and the urban planning councillor has issued an order for the immediate suspension of the work
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Infrastructure
Asphalting work will ease access to farms and homes in rural Malaga province
Nerja town hall is investing 45,000 euros to ensure the roads in the Río Seco and Barranco del Puerto areas are safer for residents
Eugenio Cabezas |