Legal
One defendant found guilty of manslaughter in fatal hit-and-run in Benalmádena
The court concluded that he did not conspire with the passenger, who was found innocent, to knock over the motorcycle carrying the victim
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Transport
Easten Costa del Sol town hall approves plans for bus station
In October, Nerja town hall joined others in the Axarquía area to approve a motion urging the regional government, the central government and the provincial authority, the Diputación de Málaga, to strengthen infrastructure across the Costa del Sol from extending rail and metro services to improving bus connections in the Axarquía and improving access from the motorway
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Property
Slump in sales of new and used homes in October in Malaga
The number of property sales continues to grow this year in Malaga thanks to new flats being built, but lower than on a national level.
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Christmas
Eastern Costa del Sol international communities unite for carol service
Lux Mundi organised the Christmas gathering at Torre del Mar's San Andrés church with local choirs and religious leaders singing and speaking in English, German and Spanish
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Environment
Ninth monitoring station in Malaga province for Mediterranean 'super plant' Posidonia installed in Calahonda
The regional government of Andalucía, in collaboration with Malaga University and Marbella-based organisation Produnas, has installed a new device to monitor this marine plant capable of improving the health of the planet and the coast
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Environment
Storms and lack of civic awareness fill Malaga city beach with wet wipes
Wipes must not be flushed down the toilet: even if they are labelled as 'biodegradable', they form clumps and blockages, contaminate and damage sewage systems, leading to an accumulation of around 2,000 tonnes removed every year
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Gender-based violence
Man arrested for threatening to kill his wife with kitchen knife in Malaga
According to the victim's testimony, he slapped her in the face before picking up the knife
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Health
More than 300 general practitioners are due to retire in Malaga province by 2030, without enough professionals to replace them
The Andalusian regional government and the regional medical union are urging the central government to allow doctors to continue working until the age of 72, which would extend enhanced active retirement until December 2028
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Health and safety
Face masks are now compulsory in Malaga hospitals
The Regional and Clínico hospitals have adapted the measure due to the early flu season, while health sources have warned that hospital admissions are already occurring in the city due to acute respiratory infections
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Weather
Storm Emilia says goodbye to coastal Malaga: yellow warning for torrential rain early on Tuesday
State meteorological agency Aemet keeps the warning active along the coast, in Malaga city and the Guadalhorce Valley until the early hours of Tuesday
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Environment
Marbella tackles tea beetle plague after detecting first cases
The town hall has contracted emergency work to prevent and eradicate the plague declared by the regional government of Andalucía a year ago
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Costa del Sol
Fuengirola steps up security over the Christmas period
The National and Local Police and the fire services have agreed to introduce a series of special services for five major Christmas events in the town aimed at reinforcing public order
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Exhibitions in the stables and artists in the house: a Marbella country house reinvents itself as an art space
Reiners Contemporary Art connects international and Andalusian artists in a creative haven that unites tradition and the avant-garde
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Weather
Storm Emilia leaves hailstorms in the interior of Malaga province, followed by more rain this week
The province was once again under a heavy rainfall warning in the early hours of Monday morning, due to forecasts pointing to accumulations of up to 15mm in one hour
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Heritage
Malaga's underground treasures: regional ministry of culture orders preservation and transfer of several Roman tombs from unidentified cemetery
The finding has an added value: it was not based on documentary evidence or previous historical references to settlement in the area