Court
'There's my signature': Nine-month prison sentence for breaking nose of doctor at Malaga hospital
The patient hit the doctor in the face after requesting voluntary discharge and stating that he could not sign it due to muscular atrophy
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Social media
Larry Shy, the American social media influencer's reaction to Malaga's summer fair: 'It's on fire!'
The 50-year-old's love for Spain is so great that on his arm he has the El Corte Inglés and Mercadona logos tattooed, as well as a Spanish flag and the words 'Madrid' and 'tapas'
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Malaga Feria 2024
Malaga city centre maintains the essence of 'feria', its traditional summer fair
With the out-of-town fairground now well established as the alternative location for the evenings and all-night partying, this has allowed the main squares and surrounding areas in the city centre to recover the some of the old traditions including local music and dance
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Malaga Feria 2024
Malaga's August fair 2024, in pictures
Hundreds of thousands of locals and tourist are expected flock to the city centre and fairground venues for the annual 'feria' celebrations which go on until 24 August
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Málaga Feria 2024
Malaga's annual summer fair opens in style as drone and fireworks spectacular lights up the night sky
Thousands of people flocked to the city's beaches, promenades, terraces and elevated areas at midnight on Friday to enjoy the light and music display that marked the start of the week-long feria
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Obituary
Doyen of Malaga shopkeepers, well-known amongst the foreign community, dies at the age of 89
Zoilo Montero Álvarez embodied the figure of the retailer who pampered his clientele and the city-centre grocery store is now left without his know-how behind the counter
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Travel
Malaga Airport risks meltdown in next few years if current five-year investment plan is not updated
The masterplan agreed in 2021 predicted passenger numbers of 20.7 million by 2026 but that figure was beaten last year already as tourism on the Costa del Sol surged after the Covid-19 pandemic
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Málaga Feria 2024
All set and raring to go for Malaga's spectacular summer fair
Kicking off this Friday night with drone and firework displays set to music over the port, hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected flock to the city centre and fairground venues from 17 to 24 August
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Business
Muelle Uno in Malaga port extends its commercial life for another 22 years and this is what it will cost
The quayside area, which is regularly graced by luxury megayachts in the marina alongside, expects to attract more than 14 million visitors to its retail and hospitality businesses this year
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Animal welfare
Overstretched Malaga animal shelter issues urgent plea for donated tins of pet food for abandoned animals
The shelter now has more than 340 dogs and 200 cats, when the actual capacity should be about 250 canines and 180 felines
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Málaga Feria 2024
This is what the drone and firework displays that open Malaga's annual fair will be like
The light and music spectacular on Friday night will feature 280 aircraft first and then during the 20-minute pyrotechnical show some 500 kilos of gunpowder will be lit
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Weather
Official weather station at Costa del Sol airport records highest temperature in whole of Spain
According to the latest forecast from Spain's state weather agency (Aemet), there is a small possibility of some rain falling in Malaga province on Thursday morning
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Environment
The urban forest that is slowly taking shape in the heart of Malaga
A group of volunteers have been planting trees on the site for several years with the hope that, once established, it will be a refuge from the heat as the temperature here could be up to 6C cooler than the concrete and asphalt jungle surrounding it
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Shipping
Why is Malaga now the fastest-growing port in Spain for cargo?
The city port on the Costa del Sol has experienced a whopping 613% growth in the volume of goods arriving aboard container ships, and there are plans to increase this sector even more
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Energy
Malaga Airport aims to become greener with plans for 10.4-million-euro solar panel investment
Aena, the Spanish operator of the airport on the Costa del Sol, has a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2026 and zero emissions by 2030