Malaga - Costa del Sol

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Forty Fuengirola residents evacuated due to large fire in four-storey building

The authorities also asked the inhabitants of two neighbouring buildings to evacuate due to the heavy smoke and the intensity of the flames

Culture

Culture returns to the streets of Benalmádena throughout July and August

A concert in Plaza Austria on Friday 3 July will serve as the official launch of a new edition of the programme organised to bring live music, cinema and circus performances to public spaces, parks and beaches across the municipality

Judge orders the demolition of the Vista del Rey aparthotel in Benalmádena

The establishment, which has been subject to a final judgement since 2021, is run by the same company that illegally operated the Vistamar

Society

Around 20 homeless people live in tents and makeshift shelters at Malaga's La Malagueta beach

Residents, workers and beachgoers report feeling increasingly unsafe in the area and the accumulation of belongings, rubbish and faeces

Environment

Biomass takes root in Yunquera with a plant to utilise forest residues

The centre, in which the provincial council has invested two million euros, will be able to process 2,600 tonnes of wood a year to supply the boilers in public buildings

Transport

Two out of every three requests for a taxi or private hire vehicle on the Costa del Sol go unanswered

A study by the Pablo de Olavide university claims that the province of Malaga has the most serious problems with on-demand transport in Spain

Traffic

Marbella taxi drivers attribute unanswered ride requests to traffic saturation in the Costa del Sol

A recent report identified Marbella as the area worst affected by unanswered ride requests in Andalucía, followed by Malaga and Seville

Housing

Rising housing prices hit Malaga's western districts particularly hard

Prices in the Campanillas district have grown by more than 20%, while in Cruz del Humilladero and Carretera de Cádiz the increase is over 17%

Legal

Marbella town hall to pay woman 34,000-euro compensation for injuries due to broken paving slab

The High Court of Justice of Andalucía has overturned the initial ruling, concluding that there was a direct relationship between the poor condition of the pavement and the injuries

Legal

Malaga court to rule if axe attacker of teenage ex-girlfriend was in psychotic episode

While the public and the private prosecution will not debate whether the assault took place, the former believes the defendant's mental capacity was altered and the latter holds it was an intentional attack