Migrant boat with minors rescued in sea off Spain’s Malaga
SPAIN’S maritime rescue service has rescued a small boat spotted 50 miles (80 km) south of the coast of Malaga with 28 North African migrants
Drier autumn than usual forecast for Spain’s Malaga this year with no heavy rains expected until winter expert predicts
WITH the new water year underway, a period that runs from October 1st to September 30th of the following year, the past 365 days has
Spain’s Andalucia against removal of masks on public transport and inside health care centres
ANDALUCIAN health experts firmly support maintaining mandatory use of face masks on public transport and inside health care centres, health councilor says. Following a Governing
First restrictions on water consumption and irrigation in Spain’s Axarquia and the Guadalhorce Valley
AXARQUIA towns and villages have been called on to save water due to the critical situation of La Viñuela reservoir. The critical situation of La
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake in Alboran Sea widely felt throughout Spain’s Malaga
THE epicentre of a magnitude 4.4 earthquake has been registered in the Alboran Sea and strongly felt in different parts of Malaga city and along
Praise for lifeguard service in Spain’s Torremolinos which ends summer season with zero casualties reported
TORREMOLINOS sees out the summer high season with zero fatal swimming-related incidents, despite record tourist numbers. According to the National Drowning Report (INA), between January
French low-cost high-speed train service, Ouigo, puts on sale 2.4 million tickets for rail travel in Spain starting at €9
FRENCH budget train-service Ouigo, dubbed the ‘low cost’ AVE, has just put on sale millions of tickets at bargain prices. The low-fare operator of high-speed
Malaga turns dusty as Sahara sand calima returns to Spain’s Andalucia
THE Malaga sky is again tinged once again in mild orange dust. Fortunately this new episode of ‘calima’—airborne dust from the Sahara desert that stains
Festibeer: Craft Beer Festival in Spain’s Alhaurin de la Torre
FOR three days, Alhaurin de la Torre will become the Costa del Sol’s beer capital with its first ever Craft Beer Festival; Festibeer. This first
Water supplies in Spain’s Torremolinos and Benalmadena to be cut as of today
THE repair of a broken supply pipe will see parts of Torremolinos and Benalmadena affected by water cuts as of today, Monday, October 3. Acosol,
Spain’s Andalucia to roll out variant booster and flu jab as of today
ANDALUCIA will kickstarts the autumn booster rollout as of today, with a focus on over 80-year-olds and care home residents. Two weeks later, on October
MSC Cruises programs 31% more calls to Spain’s Malaga in 2023
THE cruise sector is going from strength to strength post pandemic with an ever growing number of stopovers to the Port of Malaga. The increase
Spain’s Andalucia makes over 38000 phone calls offering preventative care to vulnerable individuals at high risk of heatstroke
THE JUNTA’S health service, Salud Responde, has made more than 38,000 calls to vulnerable individuals at high risk of suffering heat-related illnesses, such as heat
PREHISTORIC SPAIN: Late Neolithic site discovered in Malaga’s Alhaurin de la Torre
AN excavation has uncovered what could be the oldest open-air site of the late Neolithic in the Bay of Malaga. As reported by the city
First snowfall of the season in Spain’s Sierra Nevada
THE Sierra Nevada ski station in Granada, southern Spain, has recorded its first snowfall of the season. With two months to go before the official
Caves of Nerja in Spain’s Malaga named ‘Tourism Ambassador 2022’ on World Tourism Day
THE famous Caves of Nerja (Cuevas de Nerja) are without doubt, a tourist emblem of the municipality and the entire province of Malaga and in
Third earthquake to rumble Spain’s Malaga since Monday
SPAIN’s National Geographic Institute (IGN) has registered an earthquake with a magnitude 2.8 yesterday morning, September 28, with its epicentre in the Malaga town of
Two Mijas wildfires in Spain’s Costa del Sol declared under control
BOTH forest fires declared yesterday in Mijas have been brought under control. According to Andalucia’s firefighter body, INFOCA, the two forest fires which broke out
Yellow warning for coastal phenomena in Spain’s Malaga
SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has placed Malaga’s coastline under yellow alert for strong winds, and coastal phenomena. The maritime storm will see waves of up
Did you feel it? Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Benalmadena—second in province in 24 hours
A MINOR 3.9 magnitude earthquake has rumbled the tourist hotspot town of Benalmadena. The quake was felt late Monday night, at around 10:30pm, with its
Davis Cup in Spain’s Malaga: Eight countries will battle it out for the title at the Carpena Stadium
AFTER a fantastic week of tennis, including an emotional farewell from legendary Roger Federer, in the Lava Cup, the eight teams that will compete in
The capital of the Costa del Sol exceeds 2019 figures for overnight stays in August and raises the average stay of tourists
TOURISTS have returned in force to Malaga City after the pandemic—with 315,000 overnight stays recorded during the month of August. This week the National Statistics
Spain’s Malaga is set to welcome 113 cruises this autumn—almost matching pre-pandemic numbers
THE Port of Malaga is looking forward to a busy autumn, with 113 passenger ships expected to dock in the city. The autumn cruise season
Spain’s Andalucia sees arrival of 900,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines adapted to variants
THE vaccination drive using this new delivery of vaccines will begin today, September 26, throughout Spain—with a total of 933,120 doses delivered to Andalucia for
Exports in Spain’s Malaga achieve record figure in first seven months of 2022
MALAGA exports has reached €1,636 million in the first seven months of 2022—a record figure for this period. Between the start of January and end
Spanish carrier overshoots runway and nosedives into lake
A SPANISH carrier, Boeing 737-436 cargo plane, has crash-landed into a lake near Montpellier airport in southern France The plane overshot the runway and nosedived