Data special
The province is sixth in Spain for the highest number of properties standing vacant and, in some towns and villages in Malaga, that amounts to 40% of the total housing stock available
Photography
Javier Rupérez, who works as secretary of Almáchar town hall, has won his fifth best extreme macro photographer award in one of the most prestigious competitions in the world
Animal welfare
Former head of Parque Animal, Carmen Marín, is in trouble again after she was initially found guilty of abusing animals and falsifying documents
Animal welfare
More than 2,000 animals were agonisingly killed at the Parque Animal Torremolinos premises on the Costa del Sol while Carmen Marín, the non-profit association's former boss, used funds to stay in top hotels around the world
Business
Sponsored by Malaga's provincial authority, the initiative included round tables and conferences on financing, being self-employed and creating a company
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112 incident
One woman was arrested during the huge operation that was part of Plan Marbella, an initiative launched to crackdown on serious and organised crime on the Costa del Sol
Community spirit
The event organiser, the Elena Gaite Foundation, was established with the mission of promoting charity initiatives that raise funds for various social organisations and NGOs, such as the Cudeca Foundation, Debra Piel de Mariposa (butterfly skin children), and Avoi child cancer charity
Extra Costasol de Hipermercados
Costasol de Hipermercados: 40 years of reliability, adaptability and a constant drive to improve
Ronda
The pueblo blanco in Malaga province's Serranía de Ronda has more than 15 murals and other pieces of artwork decorating its streets, the latest by some twenty young artists from five different continents
Photo gallery
Almost 20 people were involved in the project to create 15 new murals in Cortes de la Frontera, using the façades of the white-washed buildings as their cavasses
Road safety
Torrox town hall is carrying out work to pedestrian crossings and bus stops while in Nerja the lane that leads to El Playazo beach is being asphalted this week
Entertainment
Diana Navarro will be taking to the stage on Saturday 22 June at the outdoor municipal auditorium in Rincón de la Victoria
Councillors, business leaders and regular Cercania commuter line have weighed in on the debate about how best to build the vital infrastructure
SUR coastal train campaign
At a SUR-organised forum, one forecast "absolute collapse" on the Costa del Sol in ten years if transport solutions such as the railway corridor are not provided, particularly factoring in projections such as those of Malaga Airport where 30 million people could pass through the facilities every year by then
Education
Ana Rueda Reyes has obtained the highest possible grade, a 14. She has completed all the educational stages at the San Francisco de Asís school in Mijas Costa
Obituary
The village of Periana in the upper Axarquía, home to a large foreign population, has woken to the news of the sudden death of Rafael Torrubia, who had been in office since 2015
