The body of the mother of the five-year old child who died during the Three Kings procession in Málaga on January 5th 2013 was found this morning at her home in Limonar. The death appears to have been from natural causes so no autopsy will be carried out.
New Málaga tax for police services could come into effect in the summer
A new tax has been effect in Málaga since the beginning of the year but is yet to be implemented because the rates and administrative procedures have not yet been defined.
Fatal fire in Málaga
One man died and a woman was injured this morning in a fire in a second floor apartment in Avenida Carlos Haya in Málaga. The fire began at 09:30 on Sunday morning and traffic was cut in both directions as firemen worked to extinguish the blaze. The couple had lived in the apartment for thirty years.
Two young girls hit by car on pedestrian crossing in Málaga
Two children, aged three years and nine years, were run over this morning as they crossed the road with their mother at a pedestrian crossing in calle Orson Welles, Málaga.
Latest proposal to resolve taxi dispute rejected by both sides
The Department of Development of the Junta de Andalucia put forward a new proposal to settle the conflict between Málaga taxi drivers, who want a closed shop with only their members allowed to ferry passengers to and from the airport, and the rest of the provincial taxi drivers who want to continue to be allowed to pick up and drop …
Statue goes walkabout
In the early hours of Sunday morning, a Local Police patrol in Plaza de la Merced, Málaga, were surprised to find that the seat normally housing the bronze statue of Pablo Ruiz Picasso was empty.
Youth run over and killed on the A-357 in Málaga
A 22 year old died on Friday night after being run over by a car on the A-357 near the School of Computing in Málaga. He was with a group of friends and had been attending the unauthorised Spring Festival near the Municipal Auditorium.
Spring drinking session in Málaga
Police warnings and threats of fines up to €350 did not deter around 6,000 people congregating at the municipal Auditorium in Málaga for the traditional spring macrobotellón (street drinking). Around 600 litres of alcohol have been confiscated and there have been at least three cases of alcohol poisoning.
Big drugs haul in Málaga province
National Police have dismantled a large scale drugs organisation run by Dutch citizens, arresting around twenty people so far and seizing 12,000 cannabis sativa plants after raids at various locations in Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola, Mijas, Marbella and Vélez-Málaga.
Man arrested for alleged sexual abuse of an 11 month old child
A court in Málaga is investigating the alleged sexual abuse of an eleven month old child. A middle-aged man has been arrested and is in custody as the suspected perpetrator of the crime.