InforMálaga: news from Málaga

Ana Jiménez heads Adelante Andalucía's candidacy for Congress for Málaga for the general elections on November 29. The list distributes the top positions among La Algarbía-Costa del Sol, La Axarquía and the capital, and Sergio Flores will be the head of the list for the Senate.

Retired SAS professionals present in Antequera a study that puts the average wait to get a Primary Care appointment in the province at 8.4 days, compared with the 24 to 48-hour period recommended by scientific societies.

The mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, has set out the municipality's tourism and judicial priorities to the Regional Minister of Tourism, Justice, Deregulation and Local Administration, Manuel Gavira, during his visit to the city.

The Sinergias Club Internacional Gala has distinguished the career of the founder of Sierra Blanca Estates, Pedro Rodríguez, of the leading figure of Grupo Da Bruno Giancarlo Paparusso, of the young artist Rafael Barrios and of Rotary International, at an event in which the mayor, Ángeles Muñoz, stressed the strength…

The XXIX edition of the Scholarships and Prizes of the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda recognised twelve students from IES Martín Rivero, the Galmax GT team from IES Doctor Rodríguez Delgado and three university students with scholarships of 12,000 euros each.

The classes, suspended until now, start on Monday, October 19 with support from municipal teaching staff. The enrolment period is already open at the Casa de la Cultura for those who want to prepare for the access exams.

The El Fuerte sports centre in Ronda brings together 119 players from the National Senior Masters and 11 athletes from the National Parabadminton Circuit on October 17 and 18, with free entry to the municipal facilities provided by the Ayuntamiento.

The Regional Minister of Employment, Enterprise and Self-Employment, Rocío Blanco, has championed the role of local commerce in the economic and social development of cities during the opening of the III Semana de la Proximidad de Málaga, which runs until October 22.

The 30 diocesan schools in Málaga start the 2026-2027 school year with around 900 professionals. The bishop, José Antonio Satué, has called for creativity, interiority and care at the opening meeting, which also addressed the new Proyecto Farola.

Mario Pascual, a Health Engineering student, receives the third prize for the best final-year project in Spain awarded by the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence for a model that predicts the growth of meningiomas.

The "la Caixa" Foundation, through CaixaBank, has granted Ronda aid of nearly 20,000 euros, channeled through the Agrupación de Hermandades y Cofradías, to partly cover the accommodation costs of the residents of Grazalema hosted in the city.

The Boletín Oficial del Estado publishes on Saturday, October 17, a correction of errors to the agreement of the General Council of the Judiciary that appointed the members of judicial origin of the provincial electoral boards, including that of Málaga, to take part in the elections to the Cortes Generales.

The blue-and-white side, bottom with four points, faces a Real Sociedad team sixth and in European places, with thirteen points, at La Rosaleda.

The Real Academia de Nobles Artes de Antequera hosted on Friday, October 16, the presentation of a book of studies in tribute to the Antequera historian Antonio Parejo Barranco, who died in 2013, and of a commemorative bust by the artist Paula Castro.

The Unicaja coach, Txus Vidorreta, has said that the team faces this Saturday, October 17, match at the Nou Congost against Kids&Us Manresa (18:00) with twelve players ready and the need for maximum focus against a rival that has not yet won in the Liga Endesa.

Workers hired by the Antequera City Council are checking and replacing elements of the lighting system at the El Maulí Municipal Stadium so the venue is ready for the Copa del Rey match on Thursday, October 29.

The Spanish Association Against Cancer in Málaga holds the third edition of its Runway Against Breast Cancer, in which ten patients and survivors, nine women and one man, took part after months of rehearsals, photo sessions and costume fittings.

The PSOE of Ronda has presented Francisco Cañestro's candidacy for the Mayor's Office under the slogan «Cambiar para Avanzar», with the backing of the secretary general of the PSOE of Málaga, Josele Aguilar, and the local secretary general, Isabel Aguilera.

Unicaja Mijas visits Fustecma NBF Castelló this Saturday, October 17, at 19:30 at the Pabellón Municipal Grapa, on the third matchday of the Liga Femenina Challenge. The Málaga side, still unbeaten away, faces its immediate pursuer in the standings.

Las panteras comfortably beat Atlético Guardés, who arrived unbeaten, in a match marked by the tribute to breast cancer fighters and the debut of the third kit.