Travel
Malaga Airport welcomed more passengers in August than ever before with an average of 85,548 per day
With the British market leading the way, the total of 2,652,017 was up almost 10% compared to the same month last year
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History
This is why the bubble burst for Malaga's leading soap industry
For several decades the province was the main soap-producing centre in the whole of Spain
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Demolition looms for famous beachside restaurant in Malaga
Antonio Martín, an iconic venue next to La Malagueta beach, occupies five times the surface area permitted by Spain's national coasts law, although the Junta de Andalucía has tried to find ways of keeping it going
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Property
Flex-living apartments: are they just a ploy for creating more tourist accommodation?
Such rentals are intended for stays of weeks or months, but they do not have specific regulations that prevent their holiday use
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Housing crisis
An overheated market: almost 50 interested parties compete for every flat-share room on the market in Malaga
Spanish real estate portal Idealista calculates that the average rental price is around 400 euros per month, but Fotocasa puts it at over 500 euros
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Health service
Andalusian regional government delays tender process for new hospital in Malaga city
No date has been set to continue with the process, despite having received the project ten months ago
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Environment
Petrol station planned for Malaga city will not be built due to health impact
The Junta de Andalucía has determined that the facility would be detrimental to local residents and has rejected the environmental permit
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Property
Desirable new city tower blocks hit by row over 'noisy' tourists coming and going
The dream for residents has already turned sour for many over a row about the number being rented out as tourist lets on websites such as Airbnb
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History
Solving the seashell enigma of the Costa's Phoenician past: the aim of the archaeological dig near Malaga Airport
The University of Malaga is leading the excavations with about 100 volunteers on the site of the ancient former island of Cerro del Vilar, at the mouth of the Guadalhorce river
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Environment
Massive new recycling centre and landfill site planned on outskirts of Malaga
The size of 40 football pithes, it is expected to handle mainly construction materials plus wood, plastic, metal, clothing, glass and large household appliances
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Fashion
Everything you need to know about Malaga's spectacular fashion event, staged on the longest catwalk in Europe
This Friday and Saturday, Calle Larios in the city centre will host its huge annual event during which collections from local, national and international designers and fashion firms will be on show
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Housing crisis
Market reality puts a stop to most exorbitant prices being asked for rental apartments in Malaga and on the Costa
Real estate portals are full of listings offering huge discounts, but they correspond to properties that were pitched at high prices and now their owners are backtracking because there is no demand
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Retail
Roto Upcycling, the Malaga shop for nostalgics and collectors
This unique antique shop in the city centre sells original items from different eras of the past
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Travel
Private aircraft flight numbers take off during summer bringing more high-spending tourists to Malaga Airport
These types of flights now account for almost 8% of all operations on the two runways at the Costa del Sol airport, and business aviation services in the city are "rocketing"
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Food and drink
Fish sales leap by 30% during summer months at the biggest wholesale market serving Malaga and the Costa del Sol
Mercamálaga is one of the largest in the whole of the Andalucía region and it starts operating when the rest of the city is still asleep. SUR went behind the scenes to witness the activity...