Infrastructure
Five major water pipeline bursts in a year on western Costa del Sol highlight urgency of upgrade work
Benalmádena has been the worst affected town, with three reported within the municipality since last July
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Finance
Mortgage signings soar 46% in Malaga despite being Spain's third most expensive province
The area, which includes the Costa del Sol, now accounts for a quarter of all housebuying loans taken out in the Andalucía region
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112 incident
Firefighters rescue bungling burglar who became trapped in the Malaga property he broke into
Once freed by the fire brigade, he was arrested by Local Police officers
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Finance
Malaga court absolves couple's debt of more than two million euros after their business went bust
The couple's insolvency following the bankruptcy of their company meant they even lost the family home
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Health
Fuengirola organises awareness event to help stamp out smoking
In order to mark World No Tobacco Day, the town hall and the leading Spanish cancer charity have organised a walk under the banner ‘Life is Better Without Smoke’
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Tourism
The heat is on as beach club season kicks off along the Costa del Sol
From Estepona in the west to Torre del Mar in the east, many of them surprise their customers with a carefully selected gastronomic menu, signature cocktails and live music that transforms a simple day at the beach into a complete experience
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Property
Take a peek inside the luxury mansion on Spain's Costa del Sol that's up for sale at a cool 25 million euros
Located in an area with views of the Mediterranean it features a cinema, bar, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and covers 4,000 square metres
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Employment
Record number of people employed in tourism industry on Costa del Sol during first quarter of year
The number of workers in this sector, which accounts for 17.3% of all jobs in Malaga province, has grown by 6%
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Housing
The dozen residents of a development in Torremolinos at risk of eviction despite paying their rent
One of them has started a protest to demand that measures be taken against those responsible for the situation they find themselves in
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Property
'Golden Triangle' on Costa del Sol registers increase in sales of luxury homes
Last year, a total of 8,708 top-end properties were sold in Marbella, Estepona and Benahavís - mostly to foreign buyers
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Infrastructure
Junta awards contract for study to decide which direction Malaga's Metro Malaga should take next
Técnica y Proyectos-ARCS is the alliance that will analyse whether the suburban transport network should be extended to the Ciudad Jardínor Parque Tecnológico areas or the east part of the city, once the current works are completed
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Leisure
Dates for Fuengirola's summer cinema season revealed
The festival will take place at the Marenostrum venue and people are invited to vote for the films they would like to see on the big screen
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Community spirit
Pedalling from Lyon in France to Spain's Costa del Sol in order to raise cancer awareness
Grégoire Kopian has already set off on the 1,700 kilometre cycle journey to raise funds for research into brain tumours - a disease that affects his brother Victor, with whom he has spent many family holidays in Torremolinos
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School holidays
Costa del Sol town offers bilingual summer camps
The council is offering a wide range of activities in English from 1 to 30 July with 200 places available
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Beaches
Lifeguard service in eastern Costa del Sol town to begin on 1 June
It is the date the Red Cross will also start to provide assistance to people with reduced mobility on Rincón de la Victoria's beaches
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