Malaga - Costa del Sol

Fraud

Ronda victim of romance scam left with 53 cents after transferring fraudsters 4,100 euros

Juan was tricked into believing he was in a relationship with a female US Army soldier who was on a mission in Israel and who herself promised to send him a lot of money

Civil War

Seven bodies have been exhumed from a mass grave in Arriate: six men and one woman

The remains show signs of violent deaths, and the local council is now launching a search for relatives in an attempt to identify them through DNA testing

Wildfire risk forces cancellation of fireworks at Ronda Fair

Regional government officials have asked councils across Malaga province to step up prevention measures as conditions remain unusually dry this summer

Fraud

Ronda resident investigated for facilitating fraudulent registration of foreign nationals

The tenant of a property in the Malaga province town is said to have registered six migrants on the town hall register (Padrón) using the address although they never actually lived there

History

Civil War mass grave with at least three bodies discovered in Malaga town cemetery

Researchers estimate that the burial site may contain between five and ten victims

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Man bursts into Ronda town hall and threatens to kill the mayor

The police arrested the alleged perpetrator when he returned to the town hall half an hour after his first attempt to find Mari Paz Fernández

Ronda to harvest almost half a million kilos of cork from municipal woodlands

Specialist crews will strip bark from trees inside the Los Alcornocales Natural Park, in a trade that has sustained the region's rural economy for generations

Road infrastructure

Malaga provincial authority closes road between Benaoján and Ronda for five days for construction

The nine kilometres of the MA-7401 will remain closed until Friday, with two alternative routes covering for it

Ronda

Trial to be held against the mayor of Ronda and her predecessor in connection with the Soliarsa case

The judge refused to dismiss case and has set bail for the six defendants over alleged offences of embezzlement and perverting the course of justice

Road infrastructure

Malaga-Ronda motorway section under construction will connect 30,000 cars daily

President of the regional government Juanma Moreno describes the road as "crucial" for improving safey and absorbing population growth

Real estate

Malaga village raffles off two homes for a ten-euro ticket each

The two three-bedroom houses in Cuevas del Becerro are fully furnished and worth 180,000 euros

112 incident

Malaga AP-7 motorway collision between several vehicles and subsequent fire kill two and seriously injure five

The accident happened when a fuel tanker collided sideways with a broken down vehicle, a recovery lorry and a taxi

112 incident

Malaga province fire forces precautionary evacuation of 1,000 people in Serranía de Ronda and closure of AP-7 motorway

The fire, which has prompted the activation of the emergency plan, is still active with 235 personnel working in the area

Water welfare

Malaga's Montejaque dam returns to its usual appearance: not a single drop of water despite reaching its limit four months ago

The reservoir, which in February filled up for the first time in a century and almost overflowed, has drained 36 million cubic metres of water