Animal welfare
New shelter for up to 600 abandoned animals opened by town hall in Marbella
The centre, run by Triple A, guarantees the welfare of cats and dogs with their own enclosures, recreation area and veterinary care
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Road safety
Major works on road from Elviria to La Mairena under way to improve safety
The Marbella town hall project to revamp Avenida de España leading up the hill is expected to take three months
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Road safety
Marbella passes new regulations for users of electric scooters in the town
From now on, electric scooters cannot exceed 20 kilometres per hour, they must be ridden in a bike lane and have liability insurance
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Animal welfare
Marbella opens new animal protection facilities
The centre, run by Triple A, guarantees the wellbeing of cats and dogs, with their own spaces, recreation areas and veterinary care
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Environment
Water temperature and wave sensors to be installed on five Costa del Sol beaches
Sabinillas (Manilva), Rada (Estepona), Guadalmina (Marbella), Calahonda (Mijas Costa), and Arroyo de la Miel (Benalmádena) are the beaches that form part of the Junta de Andalucía project
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Social care
Marbella to have first municipal residential home for the elderly by end of 2024
The town hall has invested 10 million euros in the facility which will be able to offer accommodation to up to 100 people
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112 incident
Injured driver rescued by fire crews after vehicle plunges into 70-metre deep ravine in Marbella
Members of the town's fire brigade were supported by the drone unit of the Local Police force because the terrain made access to the crash site difficult
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Infrastructure
Six-week asphalt plan rolled out to improve seven key roads in Marbella
The resurfacing work, which has already started on La Ermita industrial estate, will also extend to the Nueva Andalucía and Las Chapas areas
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Drought crisis
High-end property sector demands water infrastructure improvements on Costa del Sol
"If a client pays 6,000 euros for a night in a villa they want to have access to water whenever they need it," said one Marbella property administrator
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112 incident
Two policemen save life of two-year-old girl who choked on pistachio nut in Marbella
The little girl could not breathe and her skin was already bluish in colour when the Moroccan parents, who were rushing their child to hospital, came across the officers in Puerto Banús
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Firefighters rescue 76-year-old man who became disorientated while hiking in mountains near Marbella
The fire brigade's nighttime rescue operation, from an altitude of 900 metres in the Sierra Blanca, took around seven hours
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Crime
Police arrest fake shaman who tricked women in Marbella into working as prostitutes in 'prison-like' conditions
The alleged suspect threatened to hurt them or their families through esoteric rituals if the victims protested, according to police investigators
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Iconic Marbella hotel gets green light for 5m-euro revamp
The Don Carlos is to be improved and modernised
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Ukraine
'My first priority was to save my daughter's life'
Saturday, 24 February is the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Marbella is one of the places on the Costa del Sol with the highest number of Ukrainians
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Marbella
Princess Ira von Fürstenberg, icon of Marbella's jet set, dies at 83
The actress and designer was a regular at Marbella's glamorous fiestas for decades, with her husband Alfonso de Hohenlohe
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