Motoring
Watch: Reckless bikers face charges for performing stunts at illegal motorcycle rallies on the Costa
Local Police officers have traced around 20 alleged offenders through social media posts as part of Operation Enjambre
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Tourism
ITB travel fair in Berlin starts today with a strong presence from the Andalucía region
The Costa del Sol tourist board and Malaga city council are among those making great efforts to attract more German tourists at this year's edition of the world's most important tourism fair
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112 incident
Police arrest suspect for extorting money from young man with intellectual disabilities on Costa del Sol train line
The 52-year-old individual, who was detained by Local Police officers from Fuengirola, demanded money from the victim in exchange for an alleged escort and protection service
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Man shot dead in Malaga city tower block
The 39-year-old victim tried to flee the building with a gunshot wound to the chest after the shooting on the twelth floor, but police found his body in a pool of blood on a fourth-storey landing
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Religion
St George's Malaga offers breakfast and meditation throughout Lent
The community events will take place every Wednesday morning until Holy Week at the city's Spanish Evangelical Church
Jennie Rhodes |
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Geology
A 3.2 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in Malaga town just inland from Costa del Sol is recorded
The seismic tremor was detected at 10.19am this Tuesday morning and it was felt by some local residents
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Beaches
Work starts to repair Costa del Sol dog beach following last year's storm damage
The area was badly affected during the 'Dana' floods on 13 November when the River Vélez burst its banks and local residents and visitors had to be evacuated from their homes and campsites
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Crime
Refuelling boat used by drug traffickers is found abandoned on a Costa del Sol beach
Known in the trade as a 'petaqueo', it was discovered alongside 45 jerrycans of petrol which it is believed would allow high-speed narco vessels operating off the coast of Spain to refuel
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Renewable energy
Malaga metro's solar park will generate 25% of its annual electricity consumption
The Junta de Andalucíahas invested 1.9 million euros in three phases to install almost 4,000 panels that will make it totally self-sufficient during the central hours of the day when the sun is at its strongest
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Technology
The Malaga town that is testing a pioneering online payment system in Spain, thanks to its long name
Mastercard has decided to carry out its pilot Click to Pay project in 16 towns across Europe, all of them with long names, in order to test this new fast, simple and secure way of paying online
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Infrastructure
Emergency repairs and improvements for three dams in Malaga province after last autumn's 'Dana' storms
The Junta de Andalucía's budget is around one million euros and the works will last until April
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Music
Fuengirola international jazz seminar deemed a 'resounding success'
Last weekend's event attracted music students from Germany, Portugal, France, Belgium and the USA. There were also 30 from the Valencia region of Spain who lost their musical instruments and everything else during the devastating 'Dana' storms last year
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Tourism
Pretty inland Malaga town hopes to exceed one million tourists in 2025
The 19 Andalusian municipalities in the most beautiful villages and towns network received more than 7.8 million visitors last year, of which 2.3 million (30 per cent of the total) were international tourists
Eugenio Cabezas |
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Employment
Malaga's labour market grows in February by almost 5,000 employees
Unemployment in the province is down by nearly 400 since the end of January
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Crime
Costa business owner kidnapped and beaten by three hooded and armed men before being left injured on roadside
The alleged attackers stormed into a car dealership and bundled the 58-year-old victim into the boot of a vehicle before driving off at high speed, according to eyewitnesses
Juan Cano / Eugenio Cabezas |