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Huge €75 million emergency fund announced for Spain’s Andalucia after EU chips in to help clean up aftermath of devastating gota fria floods

The huge cash injection, from the Junta's own coffers and partly from the EU, will go towards restoring roads, homes, farmland and more

18 Sep, 2019 @ 07:50

Environment·Lead

Rain and temperature drop for Spain’s Malaga this weekend

MALAGA is expected to experience a temperature drop and rain this weekend. According to weather agency AEMET, the probability of rain throughout much of the province is high. The chances of rain

17 Sep, 2019 @ 12:06

Environment·Lead·Malaga

More cycling lanes and pedestrianised areas planned for Costa del Sol’s Estepona

ESTEPONA town hall will be promoting the use of bicycles and the importance of pedestrianisation at an event for European Mobility Week next week. Development and Infrastructure councillor Ana Velasco said the

16 Sep, 2019 @ 21:13

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

15 factory workers SACKED as listeria outbreak in Spain’s Malaga threatens sales ahead of vital Christmas period

Other companies are now also considering layoffs at a time when they should be hiring more people to cope with the vital Christmas campaign.

16 Sep, 2019 @ 20:56

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Malaga

Two-year-old girl thrown on her back by electric scooter driver in Spain’s Malaga

The girl was walking along Pier One yesterday evening when the scooter hit her.

16 Sep, 2019 @ 10:02

Lead·Malaga

Irishman with dementia who was missing FOUND ‘safe and well’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

"The Irish community at home and abroad have been extraordinary, my family and I have been truly touched by all the help, well wishes and support"

13 Sep, 2019 @ 10:52

Lead·Malaga

Judge rules rapist gym teacher from Malaga, who was sentenced to 271 years, is allowed to walk the streets on weekends

Juan Carlos GR was imprisoned in 2005 for crimes committed between 1997 and 2002, but now a judge in Granda has granted the inmate be allowed to leave the prison on weekends.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:40

Lead·Malaga

Spanish man arrested after cutting woman’s shirt with scissors during bungled attempted robbery in Malaga

Passersby stopped the suspect in his tracks and alerted police

12 Sep, 2019 @ 12:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Electric scooters to be BANNED from pedestrian areas in Spain’s Malaga from NEXT MONTH

They can currently be used on pavements and pedestrian areas as long as they keep to 10km/hr

12 Sep, 2019 @ 11:48

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Arson spree on the Costa del Sol forces up to 50 residents to flee their homes as 17 vehicles burnt out in single night

A 31-year-old man had to be treated in hospital because of the fire

11 Sep, 2019 @ 17:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Anti-Brexit protests to hit La Linea and Spain’s Malaga as British expats defend their rights ahead of looming EU departure

The protests come after Boris Johnson manoeuvred to suspend Parliament for five weeks following his unsuccessful bid to call a snap general election

11 Sep, 2019 @ 12:03

Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga·Politics

14 suspected smugglers arrested in a string of drug busts across Spain’s Andalucia as 11 tonnes of hash seized

Guardia Civil seized 10 drug smuggling boats and seven vehicles as part of operations along the coast of Huelva, Cadiz and Malaga

11 Sep, 2019 @ 11:44

Cadiz·Huelva·Lead·Malaga

All you need to know about the trial of twisted child killer Ana Quezada who brutally murdered little Gabriel in Spain’s Almeria

ANA Julia Quezada surprised little Gabriel while on his way to play with friends near his grandmother’s house in Nijar on February 27 last year. The step-mum convinced the eight-year-old to get

10 Sep, 2019 @ 12:00

Lead·Malaga

Bullets found in Andalucia city attributed to ‘murders’ of the Spanish Civil War

It is thought that executions carried out by Republicans between July 19 and August 8 took place at the burial site during the war.

9 Sep, 2019 @ 16:33

Lead·Malaga

British holidaymakers face flight chaos as Malaga closes airspace over medical emergency

At least one flight from the UK was diverted after Malaga air traffic control closed the airspace at short notice

9 Sep, 2019 @ 16:19

Granada·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Mum shot dead with shotgun on Spain’s Costa del Sol before police arrest her ‘schizophrenic’ son

At age 14 the man is believed to have obtained a weapons license and had several firearms in the house

6 Sep, 2019 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

STORMY SKIES: Yellow weather warnings issued for Spain’s Andalucia, Murcia and Costa Blanca

MALAGA is among five Andalucian provinces that have been placed on yellow alert for storms today. Cadiz, Almeria, Jaen and Granada all have warnings in place, while Granada also has an alert

5 Sep, 2019 @ 09:50

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

ALL pregnant women in Malaga must be assessed, says Government after first abortion due to listeriosis on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Pregnant women will be asked if they have eaten the infected La Mecha brand of the popular Spanish food, ‘carne mechada’

4 Sep, 2019 @ 22:07

Health·Lead·Malaga

Residents light fires in homophobic protest at gay cruisers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The most common form of homophobic protests has been residents setting fires in the woodlands, with the fifth one occurring this week.

4 Sep, 2019 @ 16:50

Lead

Premier League winner Okazaki sees career on Spain’s Costa del Sol end after just 34 days as Malaga cancel contract

This has left the 2016 title-winner back hunting for a new club having left the King Power Stadium earlier this summer

3 Sep, 2019 @ 11:25

Football·Lead·Malaga·Sport

Spain’s Malaga to build 21 NEW wind turbines costing €79 million

Each turbine has 4.2 Megawatts (MW) of power, with 88.2 MW for the total plant

2 Sep, 2019 @ 11:22

Lead·Malaga

Spain detects 25 forced marriages between 2020 and 2022

Gender violence a major problem for Spain’s Andalucia as Malaga reports 3,000 active cases

Sexual violence has already claimed the lives of three women in the province, in Fuengirola, Estepona and in Cortes de la Frontera

2 Sep, 2019 @ 09:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia

The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK

28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59

Crime & Law·Lead

‘THE WORST HAS HAPPENED’: Videos show huge tornado rip through fields, olive trees and power lines in Spain’s Malaga

A statement by local Mayor Francisco Guerrero said that ‘the worst has happened’ and that the public should ‘limit’ the use of their vehicles

26 Aug, 2019 @ 23:21

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Police in high-speed sea chase with ‘drug traffickers’ before suspects ditch boat and run across beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The area is popular with children, families and holidaymakers

26 Aug, 2019 @ 11:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Five British men and women held over ‘cannabis courier service’ as 100kgs of drugs seized on Spain’s Costa del Sol

According to police the Brit suspects would frequently change their rented cars and apartments to keep officers off the scent

25 Aug, 2019 @ 20:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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