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Wounded man makes own way to hospital A&E on the Costa after being shot 'by accident'
The 38-year-old victim was discharged after treatment by the medical professionals who reported the incident to the police
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Entertainment
Weekend Beach 2025: huge Costa del Sol music festival in pictures
British band Kaiser Chiefs topped the bill of the first night as the popular summer event on the Poniente beach celebrated its 10th anniversary
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Crime
Youth arrested in Malaga for blackmailing minors by threatening to publish photos and videos of a sexual nature
The sextortion investigation was initiated following a complaint by the mother of one of the five victims
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Drought
Mijas keeps its guard up in order to preserve water reserves
Although the municipality is not currently experiencing a drought, the town hall is implementing measures such as xeriscaping to achieve “maximum sustainability”
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Teenage girl rushed to hospital after pedal boat accident in Fuengirola
The 14-year-old was rescued from the sea by lifeguards after they spotted her in difficulty
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Tourism
Costa Press Club teams up with Axarquía tourism association to promote east of Malaga province
The packed programme will include a visit to the bandit museum and Posada del Bandolero, birthplace of one of Malaga's most infamous bandits, as well as the raisin museum in El Borge and a finca where generations of the same family have harvested Muscat grapes and produced raisins and wines
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Social care
Fuengirola’s commitment to create new day centre for elderly progresses at good pace
Town mayor Ana Mula, during a visit to the site, said: “Caring for our elderly is a top priority. We are the Andalusian municipality with the highest life expectancy"
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Police investigation
Family pleads for case of young woman who died in Malaga after falling off jet ski to be reopened
The examining magistrate decided to close the investigation, considering that no evidence of criminality had been found
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Weather
Hot 'terral' wind forecast to turn up the heat in these parts of Malaga and the Costa del Sol
After a stifling Tuesday in the province, Spain's state weather agency (Aemet) is forecasting temperatures of around 40C for first time this summer
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Environment
Renaturalisation of Marbella river begins in bid to prevent flooding
The 1.5-million-euro contract for the work has been awarded, with a completion period of one year
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Education
Construction work begins on new Picasso school in Fuengirola
The new educational facility in the town has a budget of 4.38 million euros and the building work will take around 18 months
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Infrastructure
Puerto Banús to convert 30 parking spaces into restaurant terraces after success of temporary measure during Covid
The glamourous marina in Marbella will not lose any parking capacity as new spaces will be created nearby
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Health
Malaga launches ambitious campaign to raise 100,000 euros for cancer research
The money will be used to carry out high-impact studies in the province in order to achieve a 70 per cent survival rate in cancer patients by 2030, in line with the strategic objective set by Europe.
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Vandalism
Swimming pool in Malaga town forced to close after vandals turn water red
The town hall is working to return the water to normality, attributing the incident to an act of vandalism that happened only two weeks after the municipal facility opened for the summer
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Infrastructure
Foundation stone laid for new Junta offices in Malaga that will house 460 staff and save 1.7 million euros a year in rent
The eight-floor building will house the Andalucía regional government's departments of agriculture, development and culture