Water supply
Malaga's water bill collection gap: Emasa to refund average of 27 euros to 68,000 customers
This concerns cases of estimated consumption where there was a technical error or the meter was impossible to read
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Legal
Malaga court convicts woman of invading neighbour's space to park Porsche Cayenne, Jeep Cherokee and motorbike
The defendant, who would also leave a metre between her vehicles in order to be able to get out, justified her attitude on the grounds that her parking space was smaller than it should have been
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LGBT+
LGBT+ football championship suspended over participant's 'transphobic behaviour'
Organiser Diversport Torremolinos says "it made no sense to continue" after incident at event designed to combat discrimination
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Environment
Malaga environment: new contract to maintain 2.6 million square metres of green spaces
The city's green spaces have added 61,000 square metres to the annual contract, with a cost of 18.5 million euros per year
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Health
Malaga residents complain of mosquito proliferation in abandoned sites
After SUR reported the risk of the increse in mosquito breeding grounds following recent rains, locals have started to complain of helplessness in the face of water accumulation
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Water
Axarquía desalination plant draft project ready but limited electricity supply could stall plans
A solution will have to be found to a problem that is very common in a provinces like Malaga: the lack of electrical infrastructure is holding back planned developments in an increasingly demanding context
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Andalucía floods 2026
Malaga floods: ground zero residents try to recover four weeks after storm Leonardo
Residents of the village of El Secadero say they have never seen such floods, although they are used to rising river levels
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Moving from Valencia to Malaga in 2026: Europe's largest sustainable mobility event
The eMobility Expo World Congress - MOW 2026 will be held at Malaga's principal trade fair, exhibition and conference centre (Fycma) next month
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Employment
Malaga employment: dismissals during probation period shoot up by 120% with labour reform
More than 45,000 permanent contracts were terminated during the probation period in the province in 2024, although the increase might be due to some companies abusing the reform to emulate temporary contracts
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Child welfare
Malaga child abuse: police detain mother after teachers report eight-year-old girl's injuries
For three months, the child appeared in school with bruises and scratches on her face, arms and legs, which raised the alarm among the staff
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Culture
Benalmádena exhibition celebrates female icons and children's rights
The 'Niñas del Mundo' collection at the Casa de Cultura features illustrations of role models like Frida Kahlo and Marie Curie as children
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
British resident receives award for promotion of Malaga olive oil
Leila Bayandor Lawson has been awarded Riogordo town hall’s ‘Olivo de Fúxcar’ for the creation and organisation of La Molienda in English, which was set up to teach the local foreign community about one of the Axarquía's most important industries
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Crime
Manilva 'overwhelmed' by brazen drug boat activity as Guardia Civil union warns of 'lawless' coast
The AUGC union warns that the town's main police station lacks the officers, off-road vehicles, and technology to combat drug traffickers who are using storms to seek shelter just metres from the shore
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Health
Malaga hospital second in Spain in kidney transplants in 2025
Hospital Regional in Malaga performed 206 transplants, second only to the 207 at Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge in Barcelona
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Food and drink
Marbella borrows celebrities' favourite Italian restaurant from Manhattan
Serafina is launching its newest establishment in the Marbellamar area, next to the N-340, before the start of the summer