Education
These are the five teachers from across Malaga province competing for 'Best Teacher in Spain 2025' award
The ten finalists in each of the six categories will be selected in October and the winners will be announced in November
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Retail
Iconic Malaga street takes on a new look in bid to keep shoppers cool this summer
The 52 sun shades, sponsored by the Mahou San Miguel brewery, cover a surface area of 4,000 square metres
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Crime
Plainclothes police catch man 'red-handed' groping foreign tourist in Malaga city centre
Officers noticed how the individual was following a group of young women down the street until he caught up with them and sexually assaulted one of them
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Thirty-year-old motorcyclist dies in frontal crash on old N-340 coastal road
Javier Gutiérrez Ramos worked as a sports instructor in Malaga and was killed when his motorbike was in collision with a car that was being driven by a motorist who was allegedly over the alcohol limit
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Tourism
Why is the Costa del Sol experiencing its first decline in tourism since the Covid-19 pandemic?
The trend noted during the first half of the year has not improved with the latest projections for the peak summer holiday season. However, passenger numbers at Malaga Airport are unaffected by the decline
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Shooting incident in supermarket car park on Costa del Sol leaves one person wounded by stray bullet
It happened on Sunday and store customers took refuge inside the premises after the occupants of two vehicles apparently opened fire on each other
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Health
Costa del Sol town reinforces measures to tackle disease-carrying mosquitoes and other pests
The town hall has said that it is treating areas with "authorised, safe and environmentally friendly products"
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Education
Benalmádena adds selection of Ukrainian books to its library network shelves
Catering for the foreign community, the town's municipal libraries now include books in 13 different languages in addition to Spanish
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Hiking in Malaga
Popular Costa del Sol river walk remains closed two years after access was banned
Following overcrowding issues, accidents and fires, there are currently no plans to reopen the Chíllar river in Nerja to the public in the short term
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Employment
Torremolinos closed June with 3.4% increase in workers making social security contributions
The Costa del Sol town also recorded its lowest unemployment figure in 17 years last month, with 4,345 unemployed individuals
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112 incident
Rescued at sea off the Costa del Sol while crossing the Strait of Gibraltar with an inflatable ring and flippers
A sailing boat on its way to the Balearic Islands discovered the young man more than 20 kilometres off the coast of Malaga province
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Weather
Hot 'terral' wind puts Malaga and Costa del Sol on a yellow-level alert for high temperatures again
On Sunday, Coín in the Guadalhorce valley recorded the highest temperature in the province, specifically 39.5C. Meanwhile, there are weather warnings in place for heavy downpours in the north of Spain today
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Weather
Weather alerts activated for high temperatures along Costa del Sol with mercury forecast to hit 39C
At a national level, Aemet has activated yellow and amber risk warnings in a dozen provinces across Spain where the temperature is forecast to be between 36 and 40 degrees this Sunday afternoon
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Seven-year-old boy rushed to hospital after receiving 'electric shock' on Costa del Sol fairground attraction
His mother has appealed for help after the child apparently touched some wires near an inflatable bouncy castle in Caleta de Vélez during the town's Virgen del Carmen celebrations
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Nautical
The mystery of the Malaga taxi driver's sailing boat that ended up stranded on a beach in Valencia
The owner does not understand how the vessel got there and now faces a 10,000-euro bill to get it towed back to harbour
Pablo Alcaraz |