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Several vehicles gutted during early morning fire on eastern strip of Costa del Sol
A caller alerted the 112 Andalucía emergency service control room operators to the blaze at 4.45am this Tuesday morning
José Rodríguez Cámara
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Crime prevention
More than 250 extra National Police officers will ramp up security on Costa del Sol this summer
People are also being reminded of the the free mobile phone app which enables tourists to communicate with the police in a hundred languages and allows them to send an alert signal with geolocation information to officers in case of an emergency
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112 incident
Police free woman held against her will by partner in Guadalhorce valley town
Officers needed to break down the door to the home after hearing the woman pleading for help. A 30-year-old foreign man was arrested
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Employment
Malaga creates nearly 8,000 new jobs and records a drop in unemployment
It is the second-placed province with the best results in the Andalucía region and fourth nationally in the whole of Spain
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Crime
Hate crimes almost triple in Malaga in a year with LGBT complaints at the top of the list
Racism and xenophobia in the province remains in second place in the Spanish government report, which shows an increase of more than 20% in this type of crime
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Festivities
Benalmádena announces 'resounding success' of San Juan festivities
The town hall commented on the “noticeable” effect the celebrations had on local bars and restaurants
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Employment
These are the jobs that are up for grabs at Mercadona supermarkets in Malaga and on the Costa del Sol
The Spanish retail giant has employment opportunities in almost all of its stores in the province and this what the company pays
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Planning
Key Junta planning document envisages extension of Costa del Sol train line and a motorway free of toll charges
The urban planning document, which is in the final drafting phase, considers turning the A-7 into a major metropolitan corridor along the coast
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Tourism
Torre del Mar: a holiday destination on the Costa del Sol with a hidden past
The remains of a castle that once stood on the beach, an old sugar cane factory which can now be visited and a manor house are all part of the town's legacy
Extra Costasol de Hipermercados
Costasol de Hipermercados: 40 years of reliability, adaptability and a constant drive to improve
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Fourth of July
Costa del Sol's American community gets set for ‘Stars and Stripes’ Independence Day party
An afternoon of USA cuisine accompanied by live music, featuring some of the coast's top entertainers, will be on offer in Benalmádena this year
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SUR coastal train campaign
Campaign in support of extending the Malaga train line along the coast gathers steam
The SUR petition calling for a railway service to Marbella, Estepona and beyond has already attracted more than 25,500 signatures since its launch
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Travel
Ten recommended campsites ideal for summertime around Malaga province
From taking your own tent to a quiet site tucked away in the wilds to sophisticated lodgings beneath the stars - there's something here to suit all tastes
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Religion
Why will Malaga's famous Calle Larios shopping street be covered with a massive decorative 'carpet' of salt in the coming weeks?
It will measure some 115 metres long and 2.5 metres wide, with youth groups of various religious brotherhoods helping to put together the extraordinary display
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Planning
Costa del Sol town hall halts plans to install controversial mobile phone mast
Councillors in Vélez-Málaga unanimously approved a motion to suspend the project until an administrative process is completed
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Politics
Malaga town announces new mayor following death of predecessor from a heart attack
Periana in the Axarquía has elected Meritxell Vizuete to replace Rafael Torrubia who died suddenly last month
Eugenio Cabezas |