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Vélez-Málaga sports staff save life of Belgian athlete
The man, who is approximately 50 years old, suddenly collapsed on Thursday 21 May while running at the Fernando Ruiz Hierro sports centre the eastern Costa del Sol town
Eugenio Cabezas
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Community spirit
Former Scottish goalkeeper backs Age Concern’s defibrillator and CPR training campaign on the Costa
Alan Rough, who won 53 caps for Scotland and played in two FIFA World Cups, has donated a signed pair of gloves that will be auctioned during the charity’s annual gala dinner
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Animal welfare
Malaga province town hall issues warning after colony cats shot
El Borge town hall in the Axarquía has issued a mayoral decree after learning of "various incidents involving shootings and acts of violence against cats"
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Sexual abuse
Malaga trial against priest accused of sexually assaulting four women starts with ex-partner's testimony
Father Fran's former girlfriend appeared before the court on Monday, where she described the system the defendant had used to classify the files as that of a "psycopath"
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Infrastructure
Disaster-proofing Marbella's reservoir: La Concepción will have new sensor, communications and monitoring systems
The regional government has awarded a 2.1-million-euro contract for a project focused on reducing reliance on human intervention and improving early warning systems for the population along this stretch of the Costa del Sol
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Sport
Torremolinos opens registration for the 2027 half marathon
The race takes place on 7 February and the town hall has launched a special promotion price of 15 euros, including a commemorative T-shirt and runner’s bag, which is available until 30 June
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Torremolinos sports tourism booms with record 86 per cent growth
The town hall says the sector brought in more than 4 million euros in 2025 compared with 2.2 million the previous year
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Energy
Malaga's power grid shortages stall 142 housing and business projects
Municipal company Endesa has rejected around 20 housing projects across the province since January 2025
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Culture
Malaga pauses Thyssen Museum negotiations while Baroness Carmen Thyssen recovers
The mayor has confirmed that Carmen Cervera's three children are going to join the negotiations as heirs
Paco Griñán and Pilar R. Quirós |
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Infrastructure
Mijas' new health centre project takes a big step forward with the award of the design contract
A Granada-based architectural practice will be in charge of designing the healthcare complex that will replace the CARE diagnostic and rehab centre and the Las Lagunas health centre
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Infrastructure
Ronda lights up: new lighting system for the historic Puente Nuevo goes out to tender
The project will replace the old lights with a more efficient and less polluting system to illuminate this famous bridge that joins both halves of this inland Malaga town
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Estepona
Man wins €300,000 payout seven years after losing arm in Estepona buggy accident
The 36-year-old victim has secured a substantial settlement from insurers following a lengthy legal battle over an excursion on the Costa del Sol
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Malaga fire
Fire at Malaga's Ibis hotel flares up again, with the entire building now affected
Sources say that the flames were caused by a controlled manoeuvre by the fire brigade to "ventilate the fire"
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Traffic
Burning vehicle causes ten kilometres of tailbacks on the A-7 towards Malaga
An accident on the A-357 with two vehicles involved has also caused traffic jams this Monday afternoon
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Crime
British man facing trial over bouncer death at TOWIE star's Costa del Sol restaurant has gone missing
An arrest warrant has been issued for the 35-year-old Brit after he breached his bail conditions following the death of a doorman at Olivia’s La Cala in Mijas.
Gerard Couzens |