Society
Mijas baby born on street during Storm Marta in Malaga
Ciro Fabián, arrived in just eight minutes as neighbours and police used umbrellas and sunshades to shield the mother from the rain
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Valentine’s Day event in Mijas: memory tree and market to support dementia patients
La Cala de Mijas Lions will host a day of live music, artisan stalls, and tributes at La Butibamba park on 15 February
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Mijas police arrest five and issue 74 drug reports in massive security sweep
A month-long surveillance campaign across Las Lagunas, La Cala, and Mijas Pueblo targets violent robbery, antisocial behaviour and street drinking
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Emergency services
Fuengirola spends one million euros on fire station modernisation and new technology
Improvements include reorganising spaces to clearly separate public from operational areas, enabling more effective functioning during emergencies and reducing response times
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Storm Leonardo
Mijas opens racecourse as temporary animal shelter during adverse weather
The town hall has placed the Hipódromo at the disposal of other Malaga municipalities under red alert to relocate animals in order to guarantee their safety and welfare in the event of possible flooding
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Weather
Mijas closes parks and the coastal path ahead of storm
The council has said that the wet ground and strong winds forecast could cause trees and branches to fall
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Water restored to 1,500 homes in Mijas Golf after heavy rain causes burst pipe
Acosol deployed water tankers as landslides damaged supply network
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Mijas to 'take over' 96 private urbanisations in ‘historic’ move for 30,000 residents
Mayor of Costa del Sol town vows to end decades of tax inequality and decaying infrastructure as the town hall begins the legal process to assume control of roads and services
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Fuengirola requests 'urgent' action from Spain's government after the loss of sand on its beaches
The mayor of the Malaga province town has asked the coastal authority for a sand stabilisation plan in response to the “repeated erosion” due to storm damage
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Mijas
Two burst pipes in Mijas Pueblo leave more than 800 people without water
The incident happened in the early hours of the morning; Acosol was able to restore the supply by around 3pm
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Find your voice: Mijas club helps locals on the Costa del Sol conquer public speaking fears
The association holds meetings in English and Spanish at the Casa de la Cultura in Las Lagunas once a week on Tuesdays from 8pm to 9.30pm
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Crime
Víctor, accused of killing his father and inuring his mother in Fuengirola, described as reserved young man with no criminal record
His uncle, who has a hearing impairment, asked the family's neighbours to alert the emergency services
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Mijas town hall highlights ‘the clear need’ to strengthen security after recent acts of vandalism
The council stated that these incidents constitute anti-social behaviour that damages public property and undermines community harmony
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Costa del Sol
Former Los Boliches library transformed into a study hall with more than 100 places
The new facility will open continuously between 8am and 10pm and the council will gradually increase the number of available seats
José Carlos García |