Housing
Home sales in Malaga are growing at half the rate of the rest of Spain
Property deals sealed in the country as a whole are at their highest level since 2007, but the same cannot be said about the province
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Motoring
Biggest electric vehicle charging point in Andalucía opens on Costa del Sol
Spanish energy giant Endesa has inaugurated the facility, which has 30 points, at the El Ingenio shopping centre on the coast
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Community spirit
The Malaga town rallying to help family who lost 'everything' in house fire
Local community associations and individuals in Periana and neighbouring villages are helping Sara Lozano and Victoriano Núñez who have two young children
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Economy
Start of summer brings price rises, but Malaga is not the worst affected province in Spain
For several months this year, the Costa del Sol has been the most expensive area in the country to live in, but now three other areas have surpassed it
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112 incident
Young man arrested for sneaking into 18-year-old tourist's accommodation after following her through Malaga
The 18-year-old begged National Police officers to remove the foreign man from the property in the city centre
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Crime
Fifty people in Malaga province defrauded of more than 4.6 million euros after entrusting their savings in bogus real estate investments
Among the victims were bank branch managers and experts in the financial sector
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Tourism
In pictures: New capsule hotel opens in Malaga city centre with prices from 35 euros a night
Located in the Soho district, the accommodation offers more than a hundred beds - single and double - with bathroom and kitchen facilities shared with other guests
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Community spirit
Charity golf event on the Costa raises 17,000 euros for Spanish cancer association
More than one hundred players participated in the ‘golf for life tournament’ organised by the local branch of the AECC at the La Cala Resort in Mijas
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Weather
Aemet activates yellow alert for temperatures of up to 39C in Malaga province
All parts of the Andalucía region - with the exception of Almeria - are set to experience a torrid Tuesday with the mercury levels soaring
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Emergency planning
Capital of Costa del Sol has an emergency plan in event of an earthquake: these are the areas of concern
A study was drafted in 2019 simulating the worst-case scenario for a major seismic event that could impact Malaga city in a 1,000-year timeframe
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Society
Malaga hospital makes dream come true for five-year-old palliative care patient who wanted to visit the seaside
The boy, who suffers from an advanced haematological disease, had been in isolation for months due to the treatment prescribed by the doctors - but his desire was so strong the health professionals in the city made it happen
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Road network
Relief at reopening of Ronda-San Pedro road: 'After four months of two-hour detours, it is heaven'
Commuters, tourists, transport drivers, bikers, cyclists and even the 309 bus service from Marbella to the Serranía are back on the A-397 that links this part of inland Malaga province with the Costa del Sol
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Infrastructure
Most problematic point in Costa del Sol's water supply network eliminated
Water supply company Acosol has finished an 80-metre bypass in Benalmádena that makes disabling the section that has caused the most serious issues possible
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Leisure
Nine things to do with kids in July and August in Malaga, beyond the beaches of the Costa del Sol
The province has caves that can be visited and explored, water and theme parks, as well as inland bathing spots that are relatively easy to access
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Crime
This is the 'robbery with violence kit' that a gang hid in preparation for bank robberies in Malaga province
The members of a network, including three detainees, stored various items of police clothing, bulletproof vests, a revolver and two small firearms in a remote hideout
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