Coummunity spirit
Spanish cancer association to host summer charity dinner in Benalmádena
The AECC fundraising event will be held at the Holiday World Beach Club Hotel, and it promises to offer a few surprises on the evening
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Music
Mijas-based choir and orchestra tunes up for new season
Collegium Musicum is appealing for new singers and instrumentalists to join them as they prepare for their Christmas concerts on the Costa del Sol
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Community spirit
Community joins forces to raise funds for British and Irish bars destroyed in last weekend’s fire in Torremolinos
Local residents and other bar owners in the La Carihuela area launched a GoFundMe page this week to raise funds for Champagne Charlies and McGuire's, two of the eight establishments affected by the blaze
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Diver rescued by merchant ship off Costa del Sol after two days adrift in Mediterranean Sea
The 23-year-old told his rescuers that he had gone diving with some friends near Ceuta, the autonomous Spanish city bordering Morocco on the North African coast, but the strong currents had swept him away
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Health and safety
Costa del Sol hospital's new radiotherapy unit awaits green light from state nuclear safety board
Some of the other new services that will be offered by the recently expanded facility in Marbella will also need to be signed off by the Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear
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Environment
Marbella to use security cameras to detect breaches of rubbish disposal rules
There have been more penalty notices issued for offences in the first five months of this year than during the whole of 2024
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Crime
Polish drug lord on Europol's most wanted list arrested on Costa del Sol
The fugitive, wanted for murder, drug-trafficking and membership of a criminal organisation, allegedly led a violent gang in Krakow linked to the transport of narcotic substances from Spain to Poland
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Weather
Aemet activates yellow alerts for strong winds and high waves along whole of Costa del Sol
Spain's state weather agency is forecasting gusts of up to 60 kilometres per hour and waves up to three metres high
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One dead and four injured in head-on crash involving two cars on A-356 in Malaga province
Two 16-year-old girls were taken to a hospital in the Axarquía, while a 14-year-old girl and a 49-year-old woman were transferred to a hospital in Malaga city
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Elderly man dies and young woman injured following fire in Malaga flat
The blaze affected the entire property, located in the Cruz del Humilladero area of the city
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Security
The Local Police HQ in a Malaga town that is guarded by a private security guard due to lack of officers
The SPPME union has warned of the dangers, while the town hall assures it is a "temporary" situation until it recruits more personnel
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Man arrested in Malaga for beating his ailing mother and threatening police with knife
The 47-year-old suspect reportedly tried to attack the officers who intervened after receiving a tip-off
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Health
Assaults on health workers continue with death threat against nurse at children's hospital in Malaga
A nursing staff union has expressed its condemnation of the incident and pointed out that such episodes are becoming more and more frequent
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Crime
Man jailed without bail for buying designer clothes in Malaga with counterfeit 100-euro notes
The man used a rented vehicle to move between different municipalities in the south of Spain, where he would use the fake money in a variety of small and large stores
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What to do
Party like it's 1999 on the Costa del Sol this weekend
The '90s Lovers Festival returns to Torrox on Saturday 30 August with ‘90s legend Whigfield and Anita Doth from 2Unlimited
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