Cultural tradition
Reasons to love the raisins of the Axarquía to the east of Malaga province
Sun-dried grape production is one of the area's oldest agricultural industries that depends entirely on the efforts of local families
Anya Soares
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Education
Back to school for 140,000 primary pupils in Malaga province
The school year has begun with 600 new teachers, taking the total to 19,334, although pupil numbers have fallen in the province by 1,400
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Air travel
Malaga Airport keeps breaking records with its best August ever
The Costa del Sol airport's terminals handled over 2.8 million passengers on nearly 19,300 flights in the peak holiday month this summer
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Travel
When is the best time to travel to find the cheapest flights at Malaga Airport?
There are some amazing bargains to be found at the gateway to the Costa del Sol this month and here are some tips and tricks to enable you to find them
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Tourism
New study reveals favourite summer holiday destinations for Malaga and Costa del Sol residents
More than 365,000 locals chose other provinces in Spain for their break in July, while just over 82,000 travelled to other countries - according to data based on their mobile phone signals
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Economy
Inflation in Spain: shopping basket and clothes prices keep rising in Malaga and on the Costa del Sol
The province remains amongst those with the highest inflation rates in country for even basic goods and services. Here we drill down into the data...
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Infrastructure
'Understanding' called for as major sewer network upgrade gets under way in Marbella
The work, budgeted at one million euros, will take around three months and will force the closure of an area of Las Cañas beach
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Health
Chronic migraine affects 65,000 people across Malaga province: the leading cause of inability to work in the under-50s
Today, 12 September, is International Migraine Action Day - organised to raise awareness of the under-diagnosed neurological condition that results in throbbing headaches
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Economy
Malaga aims to be on the frontline of defence spending
There are five companies in the province developing technology for the military - Aertec, Mades, Clue, DHV and Indra - but the industry is, for obvious reasons, discreet
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Malaga city
Malaga to begin 5.7m renovation of Pedregalejo district seafront in October
Work in the popular area east of the city centre will include new drainage, pavement upgrades and a wastewater pumping station
Jesús Hinojosa | -
Traditional crafts
The Serranía de Ronda craftsman who carves wooden spoons from tree prunings and forest fire debris
For more than 30 years José Gómez has been giving a second life to the natural materials from his workshop in Benalauría - a village where the traditional skill is dying out
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Culture
Malaga philharmonic orchestra moves into new home after more than 30 years in temporary premises
The ensemble has opened its new space, which is twice the size of the previous one and includes a professional recording studio, with rehearsals for Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
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Employment
Fuengirola to hire private detectives to investigate municipal workers on sick leave
The contract, which will allow around ten employees selected by human resources to be monitored, will cost 15,609 euros
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Health
Benalmádena to mark World Alzheimer’s Day with series of events
The initiative aims to raise awareness of the condition, support research and provide assistance to families caring for relatives suffering from the disease
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Law
Junta confirms that reopening of troubled Vistamar hotel on the Costa del Sol broke the law
According to the regional government, Benalmádena town hall bypassed the legal procedure and allowed the tourist business, the closure of which has still not been enforced, to operate again under a new name