40% of international flights into Malaga comes from the UK There is concern among airlines and airports that the increase in Air Passenger Duty by the British Government which is due to come into force in April 2013 will mean a fall in passenger numbers The APD rate which rose by 8% last April is […]
Over 12 Million Passengers have used Malaga Airport so far this year Accourding to figures released by AENA Malaga Airport lost 3.4% of passengers in November while the national average was 10% The figures show that 646,301 passengers used the airport arriving and departing on 5682 flights a figure of 6.3% less flights than in November […]
The riders body was badly damaged in the accident A 48 year old motorcyclist was killed last night after crashing into a crash barrier on the Avenida de Velázquez before been ran over by several vehicles. The accident occured at 23.00 last night. It appears the rider lost contol as he went around a bend, […]
The vandels struck overnight A dozen motorcycles at the Jefatura de la Policía Local del Distrito Norte in Malaga were damaged by an act of sabotage last night Officers discovered that locks were damaged and cluch cables had been unscrewed on the bikes when they arrived for work this morning An investigation is underway to determine […]
Numerous Christmas products are on offer at the market The sixth annual Christmas market held in the plaza de la Constitución in Fuengirola is now set to continue until the 12th December The three day extension of the market which aims to promote the traditional trades is good news for the 16 local businesses that […]
Police have launched an investigation to determine who left the bag on the beach Further details regarding the suspicious bag that was discovered on Carihuela Beach yesterday have been released The bag was found to contain wires and a clock that looked to be a timer, a substance that resembled clay along with numerous books […]
La Asociación de Comerciantes and the Town Hall are organizing the event The town of Alhaurin de la Torre is hosting two events to help to promote local business between 6th and 9th December The first feria outlet de Alhaurín and the Ruta de la Tapa ’Cómete Alhaurín’ which will be held in the shopping […]
The road will be closed all day It has been announced that the A-7204 road between Venta Baja y Colmenar will be closed next Monday between 0700 and 2200. The closure which is to allow work to repair damage caused by a landslide will take place at KM 10.700 between Periana and Mondrón Traffic will […]
There were switched on last night Benalmadena inaugurated the Christmas lights last night but the display is not as large and elegant as in previous years. This is due to a 30% cut in the budget for this year One of the main features of this years display are four large christmas trees jmackie@costadelsol.st
Specialist officers went to the scene after the discovery The discovery of a suspicious bag on Carihuela Beach caused a major security alert earlier today. The bag was discovered by a member of the public who was walking along the beach between the Amaragua and Tropicana hotels in Torremolinos at 10 am National Police officers […]
The hampers will be handed out to those who qualify Torremolions is once again running its campaign of the distribution of Christmas hampers to the long-term unemployed and pensioners. On the 10th December hampers containing basic food stuffs such as oil sugar and rice as well as traditional holiday food such as cheese, anise, brandy, […]
The wet weather is set to return at the end of the week A Yellow Alert for heavy rain has been issued for Friday in Malaga Province Rainfall of up to 60 liters per square meter is expected between 3am and 4pm on Friday on the Costa del Sol, Guadalhorce Valley and Ronda. jmackie@costadelsol.st