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Another Protest Against Government Cuts In Malaga

This time it was workers from the health sector  1,500 health workers took to the streets this morning in protest against Government cuts The protest concentrated around the Carlos haya Hospital cutting off traffic on the Avenida Carlos Haya, The protest was organized by  the  sindicato médico, el sindicato de enfermería y el sindicato de auxiliares […]

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Police Arrest Two Men For Steeling A Municipal Van

They allegedly forced the garage door to gain entry Local Police in Malaga have arrested two men for the alleged theft of a van,  tools and and a  TV monitor from the offices of la Junta de Distrito Puerto de la Torre  in Málaga. Two two men who have been identified as  EMD  and SAM, both […]

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Increase In Daily Spending By Foreign Tourists Visiting Andalucia

Andalucia tops the chart for the whole of Spain Data from the Instituto de Estudios Turísticos, dependiente del Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo has shopwn an increase in the amount that foreign visitors spent during their stay in Andalucia The data shows that the average daily expenditure of foreign tourists in the first four months […]

Fire Forces Evacuation Of Around 50 Residents Near Manilva

The exterior of four homes were damaged but no injuries have been reported A fire broke out in the ​​El Hacho near Manilva this morning forcing the evacuation of around 50 residents.   The fire broke out at around 11am and was broght under control at around 4pm    The fire caused damage to around five hectares od […]

Hotel Occpancy In Torremolinos Rises By Nearly 10% In April

Only Torremolinos and Malaga Recorded An Increase In Hotel Occpancy Hotel occupancy in the town of Torremolinos rose in April by nine percent, which is the the fourth consecutive month of increase in tourism data, according to data from the nstituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).  In Malaga there was a 7.7% increase. However these were the […]

Food Market In Ronda To Be Redeveloped

The old market is in a very poor condition and only has five stalls The Town Hall in Ronda and the Centro de Desarrollo Rural (CEDER) Serranía de Ronda has signed an agreement to revitalize the run down food market The new market will have 26 stalls and will cost 245,000 euros   As an incentive to […]

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Former Mayor Of Casares Resigns His Council Post

He was released from prison last Friday  The former Mayor of Casares who was arrested earlier this month and sent to Prison has resigned from his position on the Town council It folows his arrestfor the crimes of alleged bribery,corruption and money laundering Juan Sanchez was released from prison on bail last Friday after the 200,000 […]

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Positive Tourist Figures For Andalucia From Leading Holiday Company

Homelidays.es supplies rental accommodation across Europe Andaluclia is the third more popular holiday destination in Spain this summer for the British ,German and French tourists.   Data provided by the Homelidays.es, a company that provides holiday accommodation in Europe has shown that there is a increase of 8% on last year of foreign tourists interested in […]

Second Runway At Malaga Opens On June 26th

The new runway cost nearly 400 miollion euros Malaga Airport’s second runway will officially open on June 26th,   The new runway will allow Malaga to handle double the amount of flights using the airport. The airport currently handles 37 flights an hour but once the open the airport will be able to handle 72 […]

Boost For Marbella As The Saudi Royal Family Come To Town

This visit is a major boost to the local economy The brother of the late King Fahd arrived in Marbella this week to enjoy a summer break  Saudi Prince, Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and his entourage or more than 100 have taken up residence in  several hotels including the Marbella Club, Puente Romano and Don Pepe Marbella […]

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Figures Show A Fall In Tourist Numbers Visiting Andalucia

There was a slight increase in tourists visiting the whole of Spain Figures provided in a report by the Movimientos Turísticos en Frontera (Frontur) have shown that 1,831,123 international travelers chose to visit Andalucia in the first four months of 2012 This is a fall of 7.4% compaired to the same period last year which means that […]