Religion
Bishop of Malaga overcomes sepsis and is discharged from hospital
Jesús Catalá has extended his gratitude for the prayers that have been offered for his recovery while he was admitted to the Vithas hospital for three weeks
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Business
Thirteen municipalities in Malaga account for 20% of all companies in Andalucía
The service sector in the province is more pronounced than in the region as a whole, but industry and agriculture are less present
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Parking
Costa del Sol car park extends its flat-rate one-euro parking hours
Pueblosol has 692 parking spaces spread over three floors, of which 260 are for long-term rentals (60 euros per month for residents and 80 for non-residents)
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Housing
Costa del Sol town advances plans for over 500 new homes
The town hall has approved the development of 250,000 square metres of land to build new roads to ease congestion and start construction of the properties
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Fashion
One of top fashion designers in world includes emblematic Malaga 'biznaga' flower again in new collection
Carolina Herrera has unveiled 16 items which feature the famous jasmine bloom in everything from dresses to shirts, scarves, earrings, brooches and bracelets
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Legal system
Massive backlog in Malaga province courts with over 140,000 unresolved cases and nearly 100,000 unenforced sentences
Andalucía's High Court of Justice report points to the "inability" of the courts to reduce the caseload, adding that, once again, "the response time exceeds reasonable limits"
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Innovation
Malaga to play key role in Vodafone's plans for satellite network that will bring internet access to every corner of the planet
This summer the British multinational will set up the first laboratory in Europe focused on this technology at the city's university
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Road network
Explosives used to stabilise mountainside above landslide-blocked Ronda-San Pedro road
The "complex" operation will be coordinated with the Guardia Civil and carried out by a specialist blasting company
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Business
Business owners warn that lack of land for offices and factories could hold back progress in capital of Costa del Sol
The Malaga employers' organisation forecasts growth of 2.8% for the province this year, once again above the Spanish and Andalusian average
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Health
More than 400 nurses have left Malaga to work in other provinces in last 16 months
The Balearic Islands, Catalonia, and Madrid are the preferred destinations for these healthcare professionals, and although salaries are not much higher than in Andalucía there is more job security
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Art and culture
Celebrating five decades of bringing classical music to audiences along the Costa del Sol
The Collegium Musicum amateur orchestra and choir will mark their golden anniversary with performances in the IPV Palace and Spa Hotel, Fuengirola and at the Iglesia de la Encarnación, Marbella
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Economy
Olive oil, electronics, high-end watches, art and shisha tobacco: Malaga's exports to the US are under threat from Trump's tariffs
Among the key imports from the United States are medicines, turbines and turbogenerators, golf carts and lawnmowers
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Charity
New headquarters for Spanish cancer association opens on Costa del Sol
The official opening of the Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer took place in the presence of local politicians and representatives from the charity
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Tourism
Popular Costa del Sol parador to close for two years for 14.5m euro refurbishment
This is not the only investment planned for Spain's state-owned luxury hotel network in Malaga province, where four other establishments which will also benefit from improvements
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Fauna
Torremolinos joins programme for the captive breeding of barn owls
The first owl chick, born at the facility on 28 March, has been ringed and transferred to the bell tower of the Alpandeire church, where the Rastrea conservation association has installed a continuously monitored nest box to track the chick's development and progress