JYSK, one of IKEA's main competitors, sets up shop in Ronda
The furniture and home decor giant, with 20 stores across the Andalucía region, has opened in the inland town with a 1,300-square-metre store
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Toursim
Ronda to regulate short-term tourist rentals
This type of accommodation currently provides up to 3,255 beds in the town, a number that already exceeds the 2,203 hotel beds available
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Jewels of Malaga
Montejaque, the Serranía de Ronda village built on a foundation of huge limestone rocks
The Barrio Nazarí is a hectic labyrinth of streets and alleyways that over the centuries has grown to incorporate rocks of all sizes to create a truly spectacular neighbourhood
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112 incident
Four aircraft scrambled to tackle wildfire near Ronda
Two Plan Infoca firefighting helicopters and two seaplanes, as well as ground crews, have been deployed to the area
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Missing person appeal
Family's plea for help to find Alejandro, the young man from Ronda who vanished two months ago: 'We are still waiting for him'
The 25-year-old left for work on 3 May without his mobile phone or identification documents and nothing has been heard about his whereabouts since
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Nature
Ronda expects to earn half a million euros from cork sales in a fluctuating market
The traditional harvesting will continue until mid-July in the forests owned by Ronda town hall in Los Alcornocales Natural Park in Cortes de la Frontera
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Infrastructure
Protest group pushing for motorway to Ronda: 'At this rate, and if were are lucky, we will get it in 2100'
A local pressure group has accused the Junta de Andalucía of failing to meet the deadline to create the project to construct a link between the mountain town, Campillos and Malaga
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Public transport
Ronda plans to restart work on its new bus station within weeks
The remaining work, which has been paralysed for over two years with a series of issues, will be completed with an investment of 1.5 million euros from the town hall
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Animal welfare
This is the moment a deer was released after becoming trapped in a narrow gorge in a Serranía de Ronda town
Environmental agents and canyoners, who were practising the sport in the area, worked together to rescue the animal with the aid of a harness
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Food and drink
Quesos La Laja: The artisan cheese makers breaking the mould in Ronda
This small family business, which works with fresh milk taken from its own herd of dairy cows, is an exception in Malaga province where dairy products from goats and sheep predominate
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Leisure
Ronda takes another step forward in process to build new sports and leisure events arena
The town hall has put a contract out to tender to draft an outline plan for the proposed facility that will have a retractable grandstand to enable it to stage concerts and other events
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Leisure
Future of old municipal swimming pool in Ronda is up in the air
The inland Malaga province mountain town has a new outdoor pool and the town hall has no plans to re-open the old facilities to the public
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Events
A magical night awaits you in the 'enchanted forest' village of the Serranía de Ronda
The pueblo blanco of Parauta is holding a fantasy themed festival on Saturday in which its streets will be lit up with candles, lighting the way for goblins, fairies and other woodland creatures
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Music
Avid live music fan in Serranía de Ronda village to stage 'smallest rock concert ever' with sights set on world record
Organised by Paul Darwent and local musician Marcus Myers, Ringo's Birthday Bash will present a seven-piece rock band who will perform to an audience of just seven
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Adventure tourism
Ronda village showcases its heritage with a new visitor experience that is not for the faint-hearted
The Hundidero adventure park opens this Saturday with three via ferratas linked by a zip line plus a swaying Tibetan rope-bridge stretching across the top of Montejaque's famous dam