112 incident
Motorcyclist seriously injured after crashing into vehicle during preparations for Malaga’s Three Kings parade
The incident happened on the Paseo del Parque road which was closed to traffic at the time
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Three Kings 2025
Malaga city's huge Three Kings cavalcade 2025, in pictures
The parade, held for the first time in the morning to avoid the expected rain on Sunday, consisted of 13 floats, 19 accompanying shows, 1,000 extras and 17,000 kilos of sweets and jelly beans
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Weather
Huge Three Kings parade in Malaga brought forward to avoid the forecast rain
The royal procession will be made up of 13 floats, 19 accompanying shows and a thousand extras. Their Majesties from the Orient will hand out more than 17,000 kilos of sweets as they make their way through the streets of the city
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Education
Three new private universities in Malaga are already taking applications for 2025-26 academic year
Work on the European University campus is progressing in El Cónsul, UTAMED starts recruiting students for its online courses in September and Alfonso X El Sabio University is setting up an information and enquiries office in the Alameda
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Public transport
Malaga metro hits 18-million-passenger milestone with time to spare
This number is significant as it was the figure that the first studies done 20 years ago predicted could be reached, once the network reached the city centre
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Retail
Muelle Uno in Malaga port registers an all-time record with 14.4 million visitors
Traders have also experienced a growth in sales of more than 12 per cent compared to the previous year
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New Year's Eve
The clockmaker in charge of the New Year's Eve chimes in Malaga: 'It's like turning on the Christmas lights in Calle Larios'
José Luis Correa, who maintains the mechanism of the clock in the city's Plaza de la Constitución, assures that everything is ready for tonight's celebrations
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Health
Union claims ambulance service at Malaga health centres is in a 'precarious state' with 'risk to patient safety'
The Sindicato Médico has claimed the these units are not always staffed with a doctor and that the 061 emergency service "cannot cope" at this time of year
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Drought crisis
Great expectation that upgraded wells could provide 75% of Malaga city's domestic water needs
The supply projection from the lower Guadalhorce and Aljaima and Fahala underground sources has been exceeded with a measured water flow of 1,100 litres a second
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Malaga city
Owners bid farewell to 82 dogs, cats and rabbits since opening of Spain's first public pet cemetery in June
Its growth over the last six months has been "modest", but animal lovers have travelled from outside Malaga city and other Andalusian provinces such as Jaén, Granada and Cordoba
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Property
Foreign investment fund snaps up prime-position tourist apartments in Malaga city centre
Bukhowa International Investments, based in Bahrain, which owns real estate, hotels and restaurants all over the world, is the new owner of the building
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Fire safety
Malaga firefighters to get new 54-metre turntable ladder with a reach of 17 storeys
Apart from the city, the whole of the western Costa del Sol and Torre del Mar area in the Axarquia have high-rise buildings, many of them hotels
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Tourism
Which were the most searched for cities to visit at Christmas on Booking.com?
The worldwide accommodation-booking giant has revealed where Spain and the Costa del Sol appeared in the global rankings for the festive season
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Energy
Malaga council installs the largest urban photovoltaic plant in Spain
The sea of 4,200 solar panels on the roof of an Emasa water reserve in the Teatinos distrcit will generate 17.5 per cent of the electricity needed by the Atabal desalination plant
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Crime
Knifepoint bank robbery on the Costa del Sol
The robber allegedly threatened two employees of the Santander branch before fleeing with around 245,000 euros this Tuesday morning