InforMálaga: news from Málaga

La segunda edición de 'Pioneros Polo' ha mostrado en Tabacalera cómo las empresas del Polo Nacional de Contenidos Digitales aplican inteligencia artificial, motores gráficos y captura de movimiento a la producción audiovisual.

IES Los Montes de Colmenar, IES Fernando de los Ríos and CEIP Hernández Cánovas, both in Málaga city, have been recognised in the ninth edition of the Regional Government awards for their reading promotion projects.

The parish of San Pedro de Alcántara hosts the Eucharist and the reading of the saint's passage on Sunday the 18th, and the mass of his feast day and the procession of the image through the streets of the town on Monday the 19th, according to the Diocese of Málaga.

The Minister of Tourism, Manuel Gavira, has stated before businessmen of the Centro de Iniciativas Turísticas de Marbella that the number of visitors is not enough to measure the sector and has estimated at about 29,300 million euros the tourism revenue expected in Andalusia for 2025.

The State Contracting Platform publishes the tender for the concession of a public-service plot of 11,050.62 square metres. Companies have 30 calendar days to submit bids and the successful bidder must develop between 200 and 220 subsidised homes or accommodation for rent.

The Malaga team of the Liga U loses at the Nou Congost against Kids&Us Manresa in a match that was even until the last quarter, when the locals pulled away on the scoreboard.

Manuel Delgado, Antonio Fontana and Juan Evaristo Valls Boix take part on October 19, 27 and 29 at 19:00 at the Málaga headquarters of the Andalusian Centre of Letters, with free entry until full capacity is reached.

The Socialist Municipal Group will bring a motion to the Urban Planning Commission to demand urban planning, legal and economic guarantees regarding the permanence of Neptune, Venus and the lions in the Port of Málaga.

Parliamentarian Luis Rodrigo demands transparency and accountability from the Regional Government for budget-cutting policies that, he says, compromise the health of the centre's 200,000 patients.

The Infoca Plan closes the high-risk period with 842 interventions and 58,735 hectares affected. Regional minister Antonio Sanz recalls that the risk has not passed: the medium-risk period continues until 31 October and controlled burns require prior authorisation.

The themed souk, parades and children's workshops return to Calle Manuel Rivadeneyra and its surroundings between October 23 and 25, with free access for all audiences.

The Andalusian Health Service appoints Aurora López Montes as managing director of the Costa del Sol University Hospital, which includes the CARE of Mijas and the High Resolution Hospital of Estepona. She replaces Antonio Luis Cansino Osuna, appointed on July 22 as general director of Health Care of the SAS.

The III Proximity Week brings together until October 22 more than 275 activities, most of them free, spread across the city's 11 districts, with 112 organizations, institutions and establishments taking part.

The Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola has begun the remodeling works on the pavement around plaza de Los Niños, with a budget of 62.168,55 euros and an execution period of 26 calendar days.

The Plenary of the Nerja City Council has definitively approved the Municipal Plan against Climate Change, a document that sets out measures on energy efficiency, renewables, sustainable mobility, water and protection of natural areas.

The Municipal Sports Area of Ronda totals 657 registrations in the sports schools and 929 users in the indoor pool, out of 687 and 1,075 places offered respectively, according to the balance of the first month of the 2026/2027 season.

The Marbella City Council has signed an agreement with the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises of San Pedro Alcántara (Apymespa) for 27,000 euros, a nominative subsidy that reaches more than a hundred businesses in the locality.

The Andalusian Health Service (SAS) has published the tender for the renovation works of the pavilion of the Hospital Marítimo de Torremolinos, which will be used as a primary care emergency area for the Costa del Sol Health District. Companies may submit bids until November 20.

Mijas Town Council opens a ten-working-day application period on Monday, October 19, for functional diversity grants, with 600,000 euros and up to 3,240 euros per beneficiary depending on the scale.

The municipality bans driving and parking on the avenues de Málaga, del Mediterráneo, de la Torre and de la Axarquía between 09.00 and 15.00 hours on Sunday, October 18, due to the cycling event. There will be free shuttles and alternative parking in the three centres.