Housing
Malaga mayor offers his solution to help solve city's housing crisis
Francisco de la Torre said that the city should not be declared a high-pressure area, contrary to central government's view, while debating the topic at the UGT forum
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Transport
Malaga is the city in Spain with the fewest kilometres of cycle lanes per inhabitant
Cyclists identify numerous accident "black spots" and call for separate lanes to be included in all upcoming projects
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Heritage
Work on Casa de María Barrabino in Torremolinos is 50% complete, but project must be finished before March 2026 to receive EU aid
The 2.5-million-euro restoration budget includes the preservation of original features, such as the Nolla ceramic mosaics and the frescoes as unique examples of 19th-century bourgeois architecture
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Christmas 2025
Watch as foreign community gets behind Malaga town's Ferrero Rocher Christmas lights campaign
The 2025 competition will take place in four voting phases, but only the two remaining villages will make it to the grand final, which will be announced on 15 December
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Crime
One hundred years in prison for gang that prostituted foreign women under 'abusive' conditions in capital of Costa del Sol
A Malaga court has convicted a number of people involved in a sexual exploitation ring for crimes including people and drug trafficking
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Marbella town hall carries out pest control measures on trees in San Pedro park
The initiative is aimed at preserving the health and environmental value of one of the town's main green spaces
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Transport
Old fire station to become new transport hub in Torremolinos
The Junta de Andalucía regional government is investing around 17 million euros in a number of infrastructure projects in the Costa del Sol town in the coming year
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Community spirit
Costa del Sol Royal British Legion branch raises over 9,000 euros for Poppy Appeall
Nerja RBL launched its season of events with the annual walk on 12 October, followed by a ball, Remembrance service and lunch this month
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Retail
Aldi announces opening date for its latest supermarket in Torremolinos
The German retail chain will launch its third store in the municipality on the 2,000-square-metre plot of the former Los Álamos hotel, next to where the Oceanika apartment complex is nearing completion
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Traffic
Almost one million euros budgeted to bolster Estepona's traffic management system
The town hall will install an additional 110 "intelligent" cameras, both in the town centre and on the outskirts, that will be monitored by the Local Police
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Employment
EMT bus workers announce strike on first weekend of Christmas lights in Malaga
They have pointed to the stress they experience at this time of year due to very demanding schedules and the lack of fleet capacity, among other factors, for sparking the industrial action
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Planning
Historic Marbella tourist office to be adapted into multi-purpose space
The transformation of the La Fontanilla building means that a new facility will not have to be built and the aim is to target visitors interested in culture
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Tourism
Marbella's Boho Club gets green light for major 47m-euro-plus expansion
The boutique hotel located on the town's exclusive Golden Mile will grow from 30 to 250 rooms
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Population
Malaga contributes one in four new inhabitants in Andalucía over the last 12 months
The INE's latest provisional statistics show that the Costa del Sol province is one of just three in the whole of Spain to have lost population in the third quarter of the year
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Travel
Jet2.com to offer flights between Gatwick and Malaga next year
The fifth largest airline in terms of passenger volume on the Costa del Sol is launching a base at the London airport and from there will offer connections to another 10 airports in Spain