Animal welfare
Watch as wild boar sneak into Miramar shopping centre in Fuengirola
Shoppers watched in disbelief as a small group of the animals entered the premises on Monday 3 February, without causing incidents
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Tourism
Costa del Sol hotels open year with room occupancy rates higher than the record-breaking 2024
The number of hotel reservations is two points higher than last year and this upward trend is expected to be maintained during the first quarter of 2025
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Employment
Malaga loses 10,500 jobs in January
The first month of 2025 leaves a negative balance in the province, with an increase of 2,412 registered unemployed due to the post-Christmas blow to employment in the sales and hospitality industries
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Weather
Western strip of Costa del Sol moves to lowest level on drought scale after recent heavy downpours of rain
The current data from the reservoirs should allow a return to a 'normal' situation, but the rules of hydrological management do not allow the 'jump of two steps' at once
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World Cancer Day
Malaga has surpassed 10,000 cases of cancer diagnosed in one year for first time ever
The rates for prostate and breast cancer are 'tied' but oncologists in the province are concerned about the increase in digestive problems in younger people
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Weather
'Crazy February' storm drops 100mm of rain on the Costa del Sol before giving way to a rise in temperatures
112 Andalucía received more than one hundred calls related to the weather event, in which several people had to be rescued from their cars and homes due to the flash flooding
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Courts
Owner fined 3,000 euros for animal neglect after dog found living among junk and without food or water in Malaga town
The court also ordered the owner of the mastiff to compensate the Ladram association, which reported the cruelty case to the Guardia Civil, for the cost of the dog's recovery
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World Cancer Day
Cudeca extends its latest fundraising campaign to cope with rising palliative care demand
The charity has so far raised just over 100,000 of the 125,000 euro target and has decided to keep the initiative running until the end of February
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History
The last photo taken inside iconic Willow paddle steamer in Benalmádena before it goes to the scrapyard
Built at the beginning of the 20th century to sail the Mississippi River, it has been in Puerto Marina for more than two decades, during which time it has been a discotheque, restaurant and even a clandestine brothel
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Business
Chinese companies Hygreen and Sermatec choose inland Malaga town to open electrolyser and battery factories
Both businesses are backed by a Malaga investor and have settled for locations in Humilladero
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Business
The cost of second thoughts: tattoo removal thrives in Malaga
When someone gets a tattoo then regrets it there is a solution, but it comes with pain, a couple of years of recovery and hundreds of euros
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Environment
Mijas asks for collaboration to reduce wild boar population: 'Feeding them puts everyone at risk'
The town hall has launched an awareness campaign, reminding people that the penalty for feeding wild animals can be up to 750 euros
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Malaga
Malaga port in numbers: goods soar, car imports increase, but cruise ship visits drop
Although fishing has plummeted by 75%, the increased traffic of containers due to the Red Sea-Suez Canal crisis, the return of MSC and the commercial activities of the port authority place Malaga at the forefront of growth in Spain
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Traditions
Married couple mark 25 years of selling roasted chestnuts from their pitch in Ronda
The 'castañaros' Isabel and Juan are an institution in Plaza del Socorro in the heart of Malaga province mountain town
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Entertainment
Spain's Eurovision song contest hopeful selected at Benidorm Fest 2025 and she lives on the Costa del Sol
Melody, the aptly-named singer from Seville, shares a spectacular villa in Fuengirola with her partner Ignacio Batallán, a professional volleyball player and personal trainer
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