Málaga Council is introducing a series of measures designed to help families during the current economic crisis.
Strange cargo
During the early hours of Wednesday morning, a maintenance worker at Málaga port was making his rounds when he heard a noise coming from one of the containers.
Clouds, roundabouts and airport buses…
Some nice cloud formations yesterday morning. When you’re waiting for a bus at some ungodly hour then you tend to notice these things! Work on the new Punta Lara roundabout is progresing well, should be ready before too long, with a following wind and a bit of luck.
Body found in well
The body of a 35 year old man was found yesterday afternoon in a private well in the Puerto de la Torre area on the outskirts of Málaga. The body was discovered by a passer-by who then notified the authorities. No further details are known at the present time.
One man injured in Málaga fire
A man is in intensive care at Carlos Haya Hospital in Málaga after after falling from the fourth floor of a building while trying to escape from a fire.
Echo’s from the past
Echo and the Bunnymen are playing at the Cervantes Theatre in Málaga on Monday January 19th. The concert starts at 20:30 and tickets are between €18 and €24, available online from http://www.teatrocervantes.com/ or you can call 902 360 295.
It never seems to end
A 31 year old Moroccan man, with a history of violent abuse, was detained in Málaga after allegedly hitting his wife on the nose and pouring boiling oil on her hand. When the police arrived, the woman was bleeding from the nose and her hands were red from the effects of boiling oil. The abuse took place in the presence …
Sculptures on display in Málaga
From now until February 21st, calle Marqués de Larios is home to 16 sculptures by Baltasar Lobo. The pieces were sculpted during the period 1962 to 1991 and are cast in bronze.
New AVE link starts today
Today sees the start of the new AVE high speed rail links from Barcelona to Málaga and Sevilla using the new bypass section which means the trains no longer have to stop in Madrid. This reduces the traveling time by 50 minutes, bringing it down to 5 hours 40 minutes. The times of the trains are as follows:
New Málaga to Barcelona AVE line set to open on January 10th
The new AVE high speed line between Málaga and Barcelona is set to open on January 10th. The trains will use a new bypass line built south of Madrid, which means cutting out the stop in the capital and thus reducing the journey time by fifty minutes to five hours and 40 minutes.