TREASURES OF MALAGA
Barranco Blanco: a beauty spot created by the Alaminos river
Located in the municipality of Coín, this natural site popular with bathers in summer can be reached on foot
Javier Almellones
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Improvements on Coín-Alhaurín el Grande road on track for end November
A four-kilometre stretch of the A-404 is being widened
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Tourism
El Caminito del Rey gorge walk tickets go on sale tomorrow for winter season until March 2024
Visitor tickets for one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaga province can be purchased online from 9am on Wednesday, 20 September, with prices from just 10 euros and some new features on offer
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Crime
Mother arrested for going out with partner and leaving three-year-old son home alone in Malaga
Police were called in after neighbours spotted the child leaning out of the window, frightened by a storm, crying and shouting for his parent
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Heritage
Extensive archaeological dig in Cártama nears completion
The excavations have involved the participation of international universities such as Reading (UK), Montpellier (France) and Pisa (Italy), together with collaboration of Granada University
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Crime
Pizza delivery man robbed at knifepoint in Alhaurín
The alleged thieves lured the victim to a remote location in the town and fled with the day's takings and the motorbike he used for deliveries
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Health service
Cártama mayor highlights town's healthcare issues with regional authority
Among the topics discussed was the new health centre, a facility which the mayor said the Junta has been “promising for a long time, but those promises have not been fulfilled”
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Tourism
Malaga's famous Caminito del Rey suspended walkway above a gorge to get its own official Aemet weather station
It will help ensure greater safety for visitors and workers as one the province's major tourist hotspots is especially vulnerable during storms and heavy rainfall
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Animal welfare
ARCH horse sanctuary reopens to public after summer break
Although the Andalusian Rescue Centre for Horses in Alhaurín el Grande has been closed since the end of June, the charity’s work has not stopped - especially as the price of hay has doubled
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Environment
Residents of the Guadalhorce valley unite to oppose mega solar farm project
The successful appeal by Álora residents and the subsequent major modifications to the Faballones project will be subject to public consultation from September 2-8
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Events
Douglas Days festival in Teba hailed 'a great success'
More than three times as many people attended this year’s event, which celebrated the legend of Sir James Douglas and the Malaga province town's Scottish links
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British resident tied up, gagged, beaten and robbed in his home in Alhaurín el Grande
The thieves fled with around 12,000 euros in cash, money which the owner of the house had received as a deposit for the sale of the property, since he intended to return to the UK
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Crime
Wave of burglaries reported from rural houses across the Guadalhorce valley
Guardia Civil officers have opened an investigation after receiving at least a dozen reports since the end of July
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Crime
Driver of lorry loaded with butane gas bottles tests five times over drink drive limit
Guardia Civil traffic officers initially stopped the vehicle on a main road in Malaga province after spotting the driver using a mobile phone while he was behind the wheel
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Music festival
Coín to stage summer music festival aimed at the younger generation
The Menta Fresh Festival, which will be staged on the town’s fairground, will present some of the top fusion, pop and urban music artists of the moment
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