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Population

Closure of San Pedro road due to massive landslide highlights vulnerability of Serranía de Ronda

Antonio M. Romero | Ronda

Local mayors and business owners complain that poor transport communications are hindering the economic and social development of an area of Malaga province that is losing population

Drought crisis

Junta's drought committee triples water allocation for farm irrigation and extends domestic supply in Malaga province

Chus Heredia

It raises the allocation to 250 litres per inhabitant per day on the coast and 225 in Malaga and the Axarquía, while the Guadalhorce will receive 30 million cubic metres for irrigation

Tourism

Malaga is among the most popular destinations for Spanish tourists this Easter

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

Spaniards prefer to stay closer to home during the first big holiday of the main tourist season, with Tarragona, Alicante and the Costa del Sol being their preferred places to spend the time off

Spectacular image this Tuesday in Alhaurín el Grande

Weather

Heavy hailstorm takes Malaga town by surprise with yellow weather warning for rain

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Hailstones fell for a few minutes in Alhaurín el Grande, as well as in various parts of the province of Malaga

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Animal welfare

More than 40 youths face charges for using a live chicken as a football in Spain's La Rioja region

L. R. | La Rioja

Insurance

Motor insurance companies under the microscope in Spain: these are the best and worst for handling claims

Canal Motor / Iván Bolaño | Barcelona

Salado, Sanz and De la Torre next to the suit that Christian Lacroix designed for Javier Conde.

Culture

Malaga opens immersive bullfighting experience at La Malagueta bullring

Antonio M. Romero | Málaga

The use of 'Marbellero' and 'Marbellí' started during the tourist boom of the 1970s.

History

What are people from Marbella called?

María Albarral | Marbella

Local Police

Costa del Sol Local Police officers recognised for bravery

Eugenio Cabezas

Travel

Neither jetlag nor stress: here's the real reason why you don't sleep well the first night in a hotel, according to experts

Jorge Herrero | Madrid

A coastal boat that operates seasonally along the coastline.

Environment

Western Costa del Sol resorts will have 15 sea cleaning boats in operation this summer season

María Albarral | Marbella

Casa de Manolete Bistró, the former home of the famous bullfighter in Córdoba, has received a Repsol sun in the 2025 guide.

Food and drink

These are some of the most unique restaurants in Spain, according to Repsol's 2025 guide for foodies

Adrián Delgado | Santa Cruz de Tenerife

This is where they can be found, our suggestions what to order, and how much it costs to dine at them... and you will probably be pleasantly surprised

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Roof fire at Miramar shopping centre in Fuengirola causes alarm

María José Díaz Alcalá

The fire on Sunday afternoon in one of Malaga province's biggest shopping centres caused a large cloud of smoke, although no injuries were reported

Ashes of the children's falla of the Zapadores-Vicente Lleó commission.

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Four injured when rocket warning of start of children's event in Valencia falls into the crowd

P. Alcaraz / E. Martín | Valencia

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Body of missing biker in Ronda mountains found on day six of search

María José Díaz Alcalá | Ronda

File image of an electric scooter rider.

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Youth riding electric scooter dies after being struck by car

Javier Martínez | Valencia

Huijsen progresses with the ball under pressure from Reijnders.

Football

Local boy Dean Huijsen in the thick of it as Spain progress to Nations League semi-finals

Daryl Finch y Pedro Luis Alonso

Reform project of La Rosaleda stadium, with footbridges over the riverbed.

Infrastructure

Malaga studies possibility of 'plaza-bridge' in La Rosaleda stadium remodelling project

Jesús Hinojosa | Málaga

Tourism

Massive admission price hike at two popular tourist attractions in Malaga city

Pilar R. Quirós | Malaga

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Junta de Andalucía reallocates EU funds and puts 117 million euros into IMEC

Mijas awards new 112,000-euro contract for control of street cat colonies

A circular hiking route that covers the easternmost part of the Sierra de Mijas mountain range

Thief returns for his lost wallet after leaving shop owner seriously injured in Malaga

Man who tried to throw his wife over balcony in Benalmádena spared prison sentence

Manzana Rota Fuengirola, located in the Miramar shopping centre.

Extra Klicfon/Manzana Rota

Klicfon and Manzana Rota Fuengirola: a family business project built on commercial talent

SUR in English | Fuengirola

Solar eclipse

Everything you need to know about the upcoming partial solar eclipse visible throughout Andalucía

Extra Sabadell Seguros

Sabadell Seguros launches its new health insurance policy for the over-60s: Protección Salud Más 60

SUR in English | Málaga

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Opinion

The Music Maker

Peter Edgerton

Relocation, relocation, relocation

The Bottom Line

Jennie Rhodes

Will it continue to rain this week in Malaga and along the Costa del Sol?

Ester Requena | Malaga

The Aemet weather station at Malaga Airport has so far recorded 18 days of rainfall this month, and it is just one day away from breaking a record set in 2018

Animal welfare

Costa del Sol town produces its first pet register

Eugenio Cabezas | Torrox

Firemen with water up to their waists in the Doña Ana de Cártama neighbourhood.

Weather

This month is already the wettest March in Malaga and on the Costa del Sol in the last 20 years

Ignacio Lillo | Malaga

Arca Noah opened its first secondhand shop in Alhaurín in 2015.

Animal charity to open second shop in Guadalhorce area

Tony Bryant | .

Grey seal Carmela last weekend at Sabinillas-Manilva beach.

Wildlife

Grey seal spotted for first time in the Mediterranean on Costa del Sol beach

Emma Pérez-Romera | Manilva

Crime

Three suspects sent to prison in connection with the death of Paco in Almogía, Malaga

Juan Cano | Malaga

Guests sample some of the typical products from the Subbética. Salvador Salas

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A taste of Cordoba's Subbética travels down to the Costa del Sol

Rachel Haynes

SUR in English readers were invited to an information evening in Benalmádena where they were given information about this pretty district in the centre of Andalucía and had the chance to sample its food and wine

Francisco L. Guerrero, better known as Fray, in front of the image.

A thousand pebbles in honour of Our Lady who saved Fray

Lorena Cádiz

Tourism

Some 1,500 people apply for hospitality jobs with an immediate start on the Costa del Sol

Pilar Martínez | Malaga

The Idiliq Foundation's Kind Holidays initiative shines at Malaga Festival

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Ronda road

'It was waiting to happen,' say drivers now making long detours after Ronda road rockslide

V. Melgar

Photo taken at the presentation of the new wheelchair on Tuesday.

Sport

All-terrain wheelchair enables youngsters with reduced mobility to enjoy the mountains in Malaga province

Eugenio Cabezas | Axarquía

Spain

Weather

The rain in Spain falls mainly where? This is a map of the areas where the most has fallen this month...

Luis Cano | Madrid

Some provincial cities are already above the full-month rainfall record for March

Alberto Luceño and Luis Medina arriving at court.

Businessmen who banked huge Covid-19 face mask commissions found not guilty of fraud

Mateo Balín | MADRID.

President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, participated on Thursday in the European summit in Brussels.

Sánchez criticises EU for talking about rearmament

Olatz Hernández

Travel

British embassy urges residents in Spain to get a TIE ahead of new EU border system: 'The green certificate will not be recognised'

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Consumer affairs

Why are eggs so expensive at the moment in Spain?

Almudena Nogués | Malaga

Sport

Kiprotich crosses the finish line. Salvador Salas

Running

Several records shattered in the Malaga Half Marathon

Marina Rivas

Kenyan duo Gilbert Kipkosgei Kiprotich and Loice Chemnung set new course records while Malaga’s Alberto González finished as the top Spaniard

David Larrubia celebrates scoring Malaga's decisive second goal.

Football

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Racing de Ferrol

Relegation fears calmed as Malaga CF pick up crucial win

Daryl Finch

Huijsen, making his debut in Rotterdam on Thursday.

Football

Dean Huijsen: 'I'm from Malaga and I’m not afraid of anything'

Pedro Luis Alonso

Antequera's Biabany battles for the ball.

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Algeciras

Ten-man Antequera CF fall to second home loss of the season

Antonio J. Guerrero

A dejected Fornés after yet another loss for Marbella.

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Football

Marbella FC sink deeper into relegation trouble with yet another home collapse

Juan Ramón Padilla

The victorious Farmers players pose with the trophy.

Cricket

Jersey's Farmers battle the elements to secure 2025 European Cricket League title

Daryl Finch

Education and Learning 2025

Education

Teaching in an international environment, the SUR in English education forum

Jennie Rhodes

Education and Learning 2025

Uncovering new talent and creativity

Harry Lawley

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: primary short stories

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: secondary short stories

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: primary poems

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: secondary poems

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: secondary artwork

Education and Learning 2025

Schoolwork showcase: primary artwork

Andalucía

Forensic experts and Guardia Civil officers next to the evidence and the body located on Sunday. Blanca Rodríguez

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Buried body found by police during drugs raid in south of Spain

José Utrera García | Granada

The Guardia Civil found the corpse buried in Huéscar and it is thought to be that of a local resident who disappeared in September

What To Do

A concert for peace on Granada's Costa Tropical

Jennie Rhodes

Property

Luxurious mansion 'hidden' in the south of Spain on sale for a cool nine million euros

M. Landeta | Cádiz

Research

Scientists discover genetic changes in locusts that may be behind plagues in Spain

Ideal

Cordoba, one of Spain's most beautiful and historic cities.

Tourism

What to see in Cordoba in two days if you're planning a weekend getaway

A.T. | Seville

Juanma Moreno addresses entrepreneurs at the CEA headquarters.

Economy

Trump's tariffs lower Andalucía economic growth forecast

Héctor Barbotta | Sevilla

Gibraltar

Fernando Sampedro, Spain's secretary of state for EU. SUR

Spain's secretary of state stays optimistic as Gibraltar talks continue to drag on

Europa Press | BRUSSELS.

The government member for the EU, Fernando Sampedro, stressed confidence in Britain giving its final approval

Corps of Drums at Buckingham Palace

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Special Olympics Team returns with medal haul

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An audience with David Walliams to be held in Gibraltar

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Gibraltar opens Centre for Biodiversity and Animal Movement

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The European Commission building in Brussels.

Finance

EU Commission delays Gibraltar's removal from high-risk list

SUR in English | Gibraltar

Lifestyle

The team behind Sorda with their awards at the Cervantes theatre. Hugo Cortés

Art and culture

Curtain is lowered on 2025 Malaga Film Festival with Sorda as the undeniable crowd-pleaser

Paco Griñán | Malaga

Eva Libertad's debut film collected five awards at the 28th edition of the Biznaga de Oro festival in Malaga

Javier León and Marcio Egea Secafin brewing the beer at the Brotas brewery

Food and drink

The Malaga craft beer with a taste of Brazil

Jennie Rhodes

Food and drink

Sandwich shop in Malaga voted best fast food restaurant in southern Spain in Just Eat awards

Juan Soto | Malaga

In The Frame

A lifelong passion for musical theatre

TONY BRYANT

Comic-Con 2025

Comic-Con San Diego Málaga expects around 60,000 visitors during first venture outside the USA

Ángel de los Ríos / Cristina Pinto | Malaga

Details of Comic-Con San Diego Málaga unveiled, in photos

A woman uses one of SPC's mobile phones made especially for seniors.

Technology

The Spanish tech company working to help care for elderly or dependent people

Edurne Martínez | Barcelona

Health

Product recall

Spanish authorities order recall of eye make-up remover due to risk of infection

Isabel Méndez | Malaga

The count of total aerobic and mesophilic micro-organisms (bacteria, yeasts and moulds) detected in the product is higher than the established limits

Matcha tea, a new ally against stress

Julia Fernández

Health

Magnesium: we know it's good for us, but which to choose?

Solange Vázquez

Aspirin: A potential ally in combating cancer metastasis

Álvaro Soto | Madrid

The olive tree is now the most common allergen in Malaga province.

Allergies

Malaga's unseasonally warm winter and traffic pollution are making allergy season start early

Chus Heredia

Bariatric surgery and drugs such as Ozempic have changed the way the disease is treated.

Health

One in five people in Malaga province suffer from obesity, according to Covid-19 study

Iván Gelibter | Malaga

What To Do

Revellers enjoy a previous Holi festival in Benalmádena Costa. SUR

Hindu Holi festival brings fun and colour to Benalmádena

Tony Bryant | BENALMÁDENA.

This traditional event takes place in front of the Hindu temple on the fairground on Sunday 30 March

Former glamour model Samantha Fox will perform in Malaga.

Iconic British pop culture dominates Malaga festival

Tony Bryant | MALAGA.

Valentín Kovatchev with some of his works in the exhibition at Museum Jorge Rando.

Valentín Kovatchev reinvents Byzantine icons

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Jo Buddy will bring his individual style to venues on the coast.

Celebrated Finnish blues musician heads to the coast

Tony Bryant | .

What to do

Top figures of flamenco head to Soho theatre in Malaga

Tony Bryant | Malaga