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How 2023 was the hottest and driest year on-record for Malaga province – as expert warns it MUST rain in the coming weeks

SPANISH weather authority AEMET has reported record-high average temperatures and minimal rainfall in Malaga throughout 2023, confirming it as one of the hottest and driest years since record-keeping began in 1961. On

4 Jan, 2024 @ 16:45

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Spain’s Malaga port forecasts 200,000 cruise passengers in next two months

ACTIVITY is resuming at the Port of Malaga, marking the onset of the highly anticipated cruise tourism season in the capital city. Following the summer season, the port facility enters its peak

15 Sep, 2023 @ 09:15

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Spain’s Malaga airport achieves record-breaking August with over 2.4 million passengers

MALAGA Airport continues its trend of record-breaking passenger numbers in 2023, with August seeing a significant surge in tourism and travellers. According to Aena, the airport operator, August welcomed 2,419,072 passengers to

13 Sep, 2023 @ 08:00

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Image of the South facade of the Gran Hotel Miramar in Malaga. Credit. Wikimedia Commons

Spain’s Malaga aims to triple its nearly 1,000 five-star hotel rooms in four years

MALAGA city has set its sights on tripling its high-end tourism offerings within the next four years. The capital of the Costa del Sol currently boasts a hotel industry with approximately 15,000

12 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

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Foodtastic: Three restaurants in Spain’s Malaga among best in Europe

Malaga hospitality workers take to the streets in demand for better pay

A PROTEST demanding better pay for hospitality workers will take place in Malaga city centre today. Spain’s two main working unions CCOO and UGT are leading the demonstration against bar and restaurant

11 Aug, 2023 @ 09:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Malaga among 15 Spanish cities that offer best quality of life

MALAGA has been included as one of the 15 Spanish cities with the best quality of life. Malaga has optimal air quality, is the fourth sunniest city in Europe and is also

7 Oct, 2022 @ 08:45

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These are the ultimate zip-line locations around Spain’s Costa del Sol

DAREDEVILS can now enjoy up to six different and thrilling zip-lines in Malaga province. Once disco-themed skating rinks were all the rage, now it’s defying gravity superman-style with the latest craze known

1 Aug, 2022 @ 10:00

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U-TURN CAMPAIGN: British fintech guru calls for Spaniards in the UK to have licences immediately revoked until driving fiasco fixed

A BRITISH fintech entrepreneur insists it is time to play hardball in negotiations with the Spanish government on driving licences. With Brits who have lived in Spain for over six months now

4 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

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Monkeypox reaches Spain’s Costa del Sol with case in Marbella

SPAIN’S Costa del Sol has confirmed its first suspected case of monkeypox infection. The infected individual, a foreign national, is currently at home in isolation while awaiting the confirmation of test results.

20 May, 2022 @ 14:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

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Malaga province tops list for gender violence within Spain’s Andalucia

THE province of Malaga has recorded the highest incidence of gender violence reports across the region of Andalucia, new data reveals. During 2021, police within the province, which encompasses the Costa del

28 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez announces expansion of Ukrainian refugee centre in Malaga to provide more temporary accommodation

THE Centre for Reception, Care and Referral (CREADE) for Ukrainian refugees in Malaga will be expanded with an additional module. Following a visit to the facility by the President of the Government,

23 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

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Set Jetters – The best holiday destinations in Spain for movie lovers

A MAN with an open shirt, glistening six-pack and pair of binoculars may not be the first image most places would use to attract tourists. But this is no ordinary man. This

8 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

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New high-speed train launched between Malaga and Granada makes Alhambra day trips easy from Spain’s Costa del Sol

A NEW high-speed rail route has opened between Malaga and Granada taking under one hour and 10 minutes. New high-speed train launched between Malaga and Granada THE new high-speed route between Malaga

5 Apr, 2022 @ 20:00

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EXCLUSIVE: British couple lose legal battle as bulldozers flatten retirement home in southern Spain

FOR two decades it had been the dream retirement home of British couple David and Janet Hartshorn. The four-bedroom villa in the hills above the Costa del Sol had all the hallmarks

5 Apr, 2022 @ 16:15

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Right Casa: How much does it cost to maintain a property in Spain?

IF you’re thinking of investing in a property in Spain, and wondering whether it is the right financial decision for you then you might ask the question ‘how much does it cost

29 Mar, 2022 @ 12:03

Business & Finance·Property

Strong winds to hit coastline of Spain’s Andalucia as weather warning issued

WEATHER warnings have been issued in parts of Andalucia due to intense storms, with strong waves and damaging winds forecast in Cadiz, Almeria, Granada and Malaga. According to Spanish weather agency AEMET,

27 Mar, 2022 @ 17:45

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Stepping inside Picasso’s childhood home in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE OLD cliché is that people go to Malaga – only just to leave just as quickly as their plane lands. But those in the know will tell you that’s not true.

27 Mar, 2022 @ 11:45

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Rains and cold weather return to Spain’s Malaga with weather alert activated for strong winds and three-metre-high waves along coast

Weather warnings issued for torrential rain in Spain’s Malaga

MALAGA is back under alert for severe weather conditions. As of yesterday, Tuesday March 22, the Spanish Met office, AEMET, placed Malaga province, specifically the Costa del Sol, Valle del Guadalhorce and

23 Mar, 2022 @ 08:00

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Police arrest veteran bank robber, 67, in Spain’s Malaga

A PENSIONER in Spain is accused of coordinating a string of bank robberies across Malaga. The 67-year-old man, who the authorities said is wanted for 26 robberies, was finally snared this week

10 Mar, 2022 @ 13:30

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Notorious drug kingpin ‘Don Carlos’ arrested in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A MAN described as ‘one of the most dangerous drug traffickers opering in Spain’ has been arrested in Marbella. Known as ‘Don Carlos’ the dealer had known links with powerful drug cartels

7 Mar, 2022 @ 12:30

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Three women arrested after thieves raid jewellery shop in Spain’s Torremolinos

COPS have arrested three women after a Malaga jewellery shop was broken into on Tuesday, February 22. Callous thieves made off with a number of items from the store on Calle San Miguel in

5 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

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How can I help Ukraine? Drop-off donation points in Spain’s Malaga

THE shock waves from Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour have awakened a motion of solidarity with the Ukrainian people all over the world. Mass demonstrations in several European capitals against the attack

3 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

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Malaga cabbies demand extra security in taxis after driver violently robbed

MALAGA cabbies are demanding extra security in their taxis after a driver was violently robbed. The Elite Malaga Provincial Taxi Association has requested an emergency meeting with government officials after a driver

1 Mar, 2022 @ 11:30

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Spain’s Malaga to offer accommodation to visiting Ukrainians who cannot return to their country

MALAGA’S Provincial Council has offered two facilities in Malaga capital to accommodate Ukrainian citizens visiting the Costa del Sol. The facilities ‘La Térmica’ and ‘La Noria,’ both in Malaga City, have been

28 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

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Two robbers accused of stealing almost €100,000 in spate of heists targeting industrial buildings in Malaga

TWO robbers have been accused of fleecing around €100,000 in a spate of heists involving breaking in through the roofs of buildings in Malaga. The arrests come after the National Police in Malaga launched

22 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

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Refugee Children Escape From Malaga, During The Spanish Civil War

Highway to hell: The tragic story of how thousands of people were slaughtered by Franco’s forces as they fled Malaga during Spain’s Civil War

IN one of Spain’s darkest chapters, thousands of civilians were massacred whilst fleeing from Malaga to Almeria in what has been dubbed ‘southern Spain’s Guernica’. Men, women and children, from babes in

20 Feb, 2022 @ 11:15

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