School bus driver drunk, defecated after Benalmadena run
A school bus driver who was nine times over the legal limit soiled the vehicle after dropping pupils in Benalmadena, according to The Olive Press.
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Málaga council seeks €590,000 for Feria Palace expansion
The city council has asked the Junta for a direct grant of €590,000 to fund the basic and execution project of the Feria Palace expansion, which has a total budget of €4 million.
Málaga Hoy →
Málaga hosts Greencities forum and sixth Smart City congress
Over 80 municipalities and 200 companies gathered for the Greencities forum while the VI Smart City Congress ran alongside, featuring 115 speakers.
Málaga Hoy →
Police seize 3,000 cannabis plants in Malaga chalet
A basement beneath a chalet in Alhaurin de la Torre was fitted with ventilation, LED lighting and irrigation, creating a high-tech indoor cannabis farm; police seized 3,000 plants.
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Hotel group says three-year moratorium won’t create housing
AEHCOS says the moratorium will not create housing and urges more protected homes, pointing out that hotels already supply 18,235 places.
Málaga Hoy →
Benalmadena spends €714,677 on unfinished dinosaur park
The fenced Santangelo Norte site, holding only three small wooden dinosaur figures, has cost €714,677.56, town hall documents show. Residents say the money could have fixed far-more pressing neighbourhood needs.
Euro Weekly News →
Marbella council sets 2027 budget income at €457 million
The 2027 municipal budget forecasts €457 million in revenue, up from €431 million, and a 41.34 % rise in investment, according to the town hall spokesperson.
Málaga Hoy →
Estepona advances 20,000 m² park and street-lighting upgrade
The town is completing a 20,000-square-metre park in La Boladilla. A programme will install 465 new streetlights across nine outlying roads for €560,458.
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Acosol awards €350,263 water-pipeline contract
Acosol has awarded a €350,263 contract to Irtene SL to design and oversee construction of a 2.55-km water-pipeline stretch between the Galera stream and the MA-8300 road linking Casares and the coast.
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Calle Cantarero works go to tender in Maro
The Junta de Gobierno Local has approved the tender documents for redeveloping Calle Cantarero in Maro, with a €340,377.96 budget co-funded by Nerja and Málaga province and a maximum four-month build. Companies can submit offers until 24 September, and the project has the required authorization from Andalucía's regional culture office.
Ayuntamiento de Nerja →
Estepona plans 465 new street lights for over EUR 500,000
The town hall plans to install 465 new street lights at a total cost of over half a million euros. Most of the work involves 325 solar-powered units on nine roads outside the town centre.
Euro Weekly News →
Marbella nursing home: 26 of 72 beds to be private
A viability study for the Trapiche del Prado residence allocates 26 beds to a private operator. The concession runs for 13 years with no annual canon paid to the town hall.
Diario SUR Marbella →
Acosol to spend over EUR 12m on sewer repairs
The utility has tendered three contracts to rehabilitate 7.89 kilometres of pipe between Marbella and Estepona. The work uses structural lining to seal the network against saltwater intrusion.
Diario SUR Marbella →
San Pedro street works awarded for €682,030
Marbella Town Hall has awarded the contract to renovate Calle Los Romeros and its extension to Calle Málaga. The sole bidder, Acsa Obras e Infraestructuras, secured the job at EUR 682,030.77.
Diario SUR Marbella →
Rincón parking contract valued at €12.5m
Five firms have bid to manage 3,583 surface parking spaces in Rincón de la Victoria for ten years. The town hall estimates the contract value at €12.5m.
Diario SUR Axarquía →
Renfe ordered to pay €20,713 for escalator injury
A passenger injured by a sudden stop at Fuengirola station will receive €20,713.83 after the court ruled Renfe failed to prove it had taken necessary safety measures. The operator's argument that the woman lacked a ticket was dismissed as implausible given her injuries.
SUR in English →
Fuengirola installs 300m of vertical gardens on bridges
The town hall has completed 300 linear metres of vertical gardens on the Arroyo Pajares bridges. The work was carried out by council staff rather than external contractors.
Euro Weekly News →
Estepona bullring hosts five-day burger contest
The Plaza de Toros becomes a food court from August 12 to 16, with ten vendors competing for votes. Entry is free; the calories are not.
Euro Weekly News →
Málaga e-scooter accidents rise from 2 to 80 per 100,000
A University of Málaga study tracks a forty-fold increase in e-scooter accident rates between 2018 and 2023. The annual economic cost has multiplied by more than 30.
Málaga Hoy →
Benalmadena seeks views on Tivoli World revamp by August 18
The town hall has opened a public consultation on plans to replace the closed theme park with a larger amusement site, a shopping centre and two hotels. Comments on the preliminary outline must be submitted via the electronic registry or in person before the August 18 deadline.
Euro Weekly News →
Benalmádena opens Tivoli consultation until 18 August
Residents have until 18 August to comment on the Tivoli World overhaul, which adds a shopping centre and two hotels to the amusement park. The developer Tremón must still draft the detailed urban plan after the regional environmental report.
Málaga Hoy →
Torremolinos tree care tops €1m over four years
The town hall is outsourcing maintenance for 1,337 trees in Los Álamos, citing insufficient internal resources for the required crane work. The two-year contract, extendable by another two, carries a base budget of €252,929.48 per year.
SUR in English →
Marbella mayor's son fights villa seizure in €230K probe
The mayor's son contests a court order to seize his villa, linked to €230,000 in a money laundering case where prosecutors traced the property's mortgage payment to drug trafficking funds.
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26 fighting cocks seized in Alhaurín el Grande bust
Guardia Civil seized 26 roosters and hens from an illegal breeding operation in Alhaurín el Grande, where birds showed fight injuries and mutilated combs in facilities with 'significant hygiene problems'. The market: not all feathers are decorative.
SUR in English →Calanova Golf residents protest recycling plant impacts
Residents of Calanova Golf urbanisation escalated a four-year battle against a nearby recycling plant, citing five fires, 80-decibel morning noise and health impacts from dust. Their demand: relocation.
Euro Weekly News →
Málaga City Hall adjusts €6M budget for Más Cerca salaries
A €6M budget modification includes €1.6M to comply with a TSJA ruling on Más Cerca employee salaries, following an earlier €3.2M payment in April.
Málaga Hoy →
Estepona boulevard works near completion
Estepona's EUR 1.36M boulevard project is 60% complete on Avenida Juan Carlos I, with a 300-space municipal car park (EUR 1/day) and pedestrian promenades linking the seafront to the historic centre.
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Estepona's El Carmen parking adds 300+ summer spaces
Estepona's new underground car park will open this summer with over 300 spaces, joining the town's existing 2,000 municipal spots at €1 per day.
Málaga Hoy →
Andalucía's €138M public works stalled by war costs
284 public contracts worth €138M remain unassigned in Andalucía as construction firms reject bids over outdated pricing, with material costs up 42% for bitumen and 41% for energy since March.
Málaga Hoy →
Torremolinos to build €626K pump track near sports hall
A 4,000m² pump track for bikes and skateboards will join Torremolinos' sports facilities, with a tender budget of €626,356. The housing market: unmentioned.
Málaga Hoy →
Frigiliana mayor, council plead silence in corruption case
The mayor and five councillors of Frigiliana exercised their right to remain silent in court over alleged contract irregularities, citing a late-delivered 1,000-page case file with 'unintelligible' recordings.
SUR in English →
Malaga to deploy 1,000 public e-bikes by year-end
Malaga city will tender a €3M/year contract for 1,000 electric bikes and 100 charging stations, with EMT overseeing a pricing model that starts at €0.30 for the first half-hour. The last scheme: remembered.
SUR in English →
Estepona's first full marathon registration opens
Estepona's debut marathon on October 11 will cap entries at 3,000 runners, with standard bibs at €60 and VIP packages reaching €160. The course: flat, coastal, and approved by 1,000 international entrants.
Euro Weekly News →
Malaga council urges Plaza Mayor to limit late-night hours
The city council voted 10-1 to ask Plaza Mayor and McArthurGlen Designer Outlet to secure staff consent before extending summer shopping hours to midnight. The debate: brief. The motion: passed.
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Mijas to add 2,450 parking spaces in construction push
Mijas is awarding contracts for six new car parks totalling 2,450 spaces, alongside a €5.7M public-space repair programme running through 2030. The holiday paradise: paved.
Euro Weekly News →
Málaga approves €33M bike-share contract
Málaga's local government has approved a €33.2M contract for a public bike-share system, with 1,000 electric bikes and 100 stations to be rolled out over the next decade. The EMT will oversee the service, which may later expand to 2,000 bikes.
Málaga Hoy →
Benalmadena cable car free for locals until 2027
Benalmadena residents can ride the cable car free on the last weekend of each month through February 2027, with a daily cap of 500 tickets and a mandatory promo code requested mid-month.
Euro Weekly News →
Mijas tests drone cleaning for public buildings
Mijas town hall is piloting drone-cleaning for hard-to-reach municipal surfaces, with a water-filtered UAV now scrubbing the panoramic elevator and town hall facade. The safety measures: a flight permit, a perimeter and a lifeline.
Málaga Hoy →
300 Mijas residents lose power as new transformer delayed
A power cut left 300 residents without electricity for 14 hours after a low-voltage grid overload, with Endesa's new transformer still three weeks away. The compensation: pending.
Málaga Hoy →
New Vélez-Málaga hospital construction begins in September
The €40M project, set to open in 2028, will include advanced medical equipment and generate 250 jobs at full capacity. The ambition: Axarquía-wide care.
Málaga Hoy →
Montejaque reservoir empties again after storms
The failed 1960s hydroelectric dam, built on porous karst rock, briefly held water after January's storms before draining dry through its cracks: a cycle locals call 'the ghost reservoir'.
Málaga Hoy →
Family of seven waits for flood aid as officials stay silent
A San Roque family whose home was flooded three times this year has yet to receive the financial help and repairs promised by officials. The paperwork: filed. The response: absent.
Euro Weekly News →
Benalmádena spends €4.76M of EU tourism fund
The town has delivered 95% of its five-million-euro EU sustainability plan, with seven new shaded seafront areas and 650 trees planted. The remaining 5%: unaccounted.
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Marbella's last 80s music bar holds out in Puerto Deportivo
Arturo’s Bar, Marbella’s last surviving 80s music venue, enters its 43rd year. The rockabilly and rock-and-roll institution resisted Jesús Gil’s 90s crackdown on Puerto Deportivo nightlife.
Málaga Hoy →
Torremolinos contracts €558,711 lift project
A Granada firm will install two lifts and rest areas along the Camino del Agua route for six months' work: €558,711.17, tax included.
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Palma-Palmilla residents endure five days without power
Residents of the Málaga neighborhood report five days without electricity in peak summer heat, despite paying their bills. The conditions: inhumane. The response: pending.
Málaga Hoy →
Fuengirola and Mijas under West Nile virus alert
Fuengirola and Mijas' Las Lagunas district join Sevilla's Coria del Río on West Nile alert after virus-carrying mosquitoes turned up in traps; five mild human cases confirmed this season.
Euro Weekly News →
Las Cañadas residents protest power cuts during heatwave
Residents took to the streets after another night without electricity: no fans, no air conditioning, and spoiled food in 30°C heat.
Euro Weekly News →
Marbella joins Triathlon World Tour 2027
The city will host the fifth leg of the T100 World Championship Tour on 18-19 September 2027, alongside Gold Coast, Singapore, San Francisco, Vancouver, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the French Riviera.
Málaga Hoy →
West Nile virus alert declared in Fuengirola and Mijas
The regional government has stepped up mosquito control measures across 15 municipalities, with the alert lasting at least four weeks.
SUR in English →
Malaga v Leicester City match relocated to Marbella
The pre-season friendly moves to Marbella’s Banús Football Center after Leicester deemed Algeciras’ pitch unfit. Capacity: 1,700.
SUR in English →
Mijas plans six new car parks
The town hall has commissioned designs for two multi-storey car parks, adding 650 spaces near a school and in Mijas Pueblo. Four more projects will bring the total to 2,450 spaces.
SUR in English →
Benalmádena cable car free for residents
Residents can ride for free on the last weekend of each month until 2027: 500 tickets per day, plus a night-time surcharge for astronomy sessions in summer.
SUR in English →