Property
SmartRental Group lands in Malaga with five tourist rental apartment buildings
The Madrid-based property group will also soon open a co-living complex in the city for digital nomads with 60 rooms to rent by the month
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Crime
Passenger caught with two kilos of cocaine stashed in false-bottomed suitcase at Malaga Airport
Security staff pounced after noticing the 62-year-old was behaving extremely anxiously while waiting to collect his luggage from the conveyor belt
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Argument over loose dog sparked shooting incident that left 17 people injured in a Malaga town
A man with a submachine gun fired shots at a group of people on the street and barricaded himself inside a house with three other family members, which resulted in a stand-off with police for several hours
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112 incident
Driver airlifted to hospital after car crashes off road in Malaga village
A 34-year-old woman is in a serious condition after her vehicle rolled down an embankment near Riogordo in the Axarquía
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Gaming
Costa del Sol town hosts European video game summit
Nerja is hosting a meeting with 70 creators from across the continent that will be addressing the major challenges facing a sector that turns over 200 billion dollars a year
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Sport
Registration for Fuengirola half marathon 'breaks all records' and there is still time to sign up
More than 1,500 runners have already registered for the 21-kilometre race which takes place on Sunday 10 November with some changes to the route
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Environment
Fuengirola and Benalmádena sign historic four-year El Jardín stream agreement
The "twinning" arrangement was rubber stamped when the town mayors, together with the president of Malaga's provincial authority, visited the newly installed footbridge on the Senda Litoral coastal path that links the municipalities
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Weather
Downpours deposit up to 130mm of rain in parts of Malaga province but storm leaves other areas almost untouched
Only one reservoir in the province has so far managed to increase its levels, although a yellow warning for more heavy rain remains in place until lunchtime today in Malaga city, western Costa del Sol, Guadalhorce and Ronda areas
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Rail travel
Work on track to slash train journey time between Malaga and Seville next year
Spain's transport minister has committed to opening a key section of new line in 2025, more than three years behind schedule
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History
James Douglas, the Scot with two hearts who met his crusading end in the south of Spain
Every year Teba celebrates Douglas' Days, an event that relives that distant episode from the Middle Ages and which has twinned this town in Malaga province with Scotland
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Hiking in Malaga
A walk to a sanctuary hidden in the woods of Marbella
The remains of a chapel, which was built in the 16th century when wolves were still present in the Sierra Blanca mountains, can still be seen
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Environment
The 'pioneering' property development with green credentials on Costa del Sol
The complex has geothermal energy for heating, photovoltaic panels for electricity and the ability to reuse rainwater and greywater from toilets and showers in the communal areas
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Public holidays
These are the public holidays for each of the 103 municipalities in Malaga province in 2025
Of the 14 public holidays in the Andalucía region next year, each municipality adds two local public holidays. This is the full list...
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Environment
Axarquía council calls for ‘civic-mindedness’ after increase in number of illegal rubbish dumps
Vélez-Málaga town hall has reinforced the number of Local Police officers in Cajiz and Almayate and has asked residents to deposit agricultural and large waste items at the ‘punto limpio’
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Sceince
Novel packaging material made from cellulose being developed in Malaga town
The bioplastic material can preserve food for longer than normal plastic according to researchers at La Mayora in Algarrobo