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Exclusive: Locals demand reopening of huge nature reserve behind Spain’s Costa del Sol – before the Junta sells it off to developers

LOCALS have urged authorities to reopen a Costa del Sol nature reserve before it is put up for sale. A petition to reopen the Ojen

6 Oct, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Jasmine Harman says her daughter is ‘inconsolable’ after losing her ‘beloved teddy Orville’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol – as she launches appeal to find it

JASMINE Harman has launched a desperate appeal to track down her ‘inconsolable’ daughter’s lost teddy Orville. The A Place In The Sun star took to

6 Oct, 2024 @ 06:00

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Video

West Nile virus threat level is raised to four in several areas of Malaga province – including the capital

HEALTH authorities have raised the West Nile virus threat level to four in parts of Malaga province. The increased level applies to Malaga City as

3 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·Malaga

Casting call: Amazon is filming a secret international series in Marbella and needs extras

AMAZON has issued a casting call for a new international series that began filming in Marbella this week. The name of the show remains a

2 Oct, 2024 @ 11:20

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Entertainment·Lead·Marbella

Expat haven: How Malaga’s least populated village of just 192 people is filled with British, Belgian and Danish residents

IT’S officially the least populated village in Malaga province with just 192 residents living there, according to the 2023 census. But Salares (pictured above), a

1 Oct, 2024 @ 13:43

Andalucia·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Property

Daylight shooting in centre of tourist-packed Malaga leaves six people injured: Police make four arrests

SPANISH police have made four arrests following a dramatic shooting in Malaga at the weekend. At least six people were injured following a suspected shoot-out

30 Sep, 2024 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Malaga bans filling of private swimming pools ahead of meeting between drought experts

THE ban on filling private swimming pools returns to Malaga as the province’s reservoirs once again slip below 100,000,000,000 litres Drought committees are set to

30 Sep, 2024 @ 11:41

Lead·Malaga

Watch: Hilarious moment relieved expat sips his beer in Marbella after almost being crushed by a falling palm tree amid severely strong winds

THIS is the moment an expat sipped his beer just moments after almost being crushed by a falling palm tree. Andrey, 32, was enjoying a

28 Sep, 2024 @ 16:45

Lead·Marbella·Video·Weather

‘My brother is a danger to himself and others’: Family’s plea to find missing 41-year-old who escaped from a mental facility on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A DESPERATE search is underway for a 41-year-old who escaped from a mental health centre in Malaga almost a month ago. Jose Antonio Torres is

27 Sep, 2024 @ 15:42

Lead·Malaga

Disgraced ex-mayor of Marbella Julian Muñoz dead at 76: How the once waiter became a leading figure in the notoriously corrupt Jesus Gil regime

THE former mayor of Marbella Julian Muñoz has died aged 76 following a long battle with cancer and other health problems. The disgraced politician passed

24 Sep, 2024 @ 11:29

Lead·Marbella·Politics

Exclusive: Britain’s richest plumber Charlie Mullins, 71, reveals why he’s moving to Marbella – and where he plans to build a new villa

CHARLIE Mullins, Britain’s richest plumber, has revealed why he made the move to Marbella and where he has set his sights on building a new

22 Sep, 2024 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Marbella·Other News

Flight from Norway to Malaga makes emergency landing after mouse ‘jumps out of passenger’s food’

A FLIGHT from Norway to Spain was forced to divert this week after a mouse ‘jumped out of a woman’s food.’ The drama unfolded on

21 Sep, 2024 @ 15:19

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Weather warning in Spain: Heavy rain, hail storms and ‘water tornadoes’ to cause ‘significant risk’ to life in Mallorca, Ibiza and Valencia this weekend

SPAIN’S state weather agency AEMET has upgraded a number of its warnings for this weekend. It comes as heavy rainfall and storms are set to

20 Sep, 2024 @ 13:38

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Weather

Watch: Dinghy carrying dozens of migrants lands on tourist packed beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the moment a dinghy ferrying around 40 migrants landed on a Costa del Sol beach. The incident took place on El Chucho beach

20 Sep, 2024 @ 11:46

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Video

Watch: Tourists blast Airbnb on Spain’s Costa del Sol that’s ‘hidden in a restaurant basement between two septic tanks’

THIS is the moment a shocked Airbnb guest arrived at their accommodation to find it was in the basement of a restaurant. The experience was

19 Sep, 2024 @ 18:28

Lead·Malaga·Property·Video

Watch: Horse used to ferry tourists on a carriage collapses on Spain’s Costa del Sol before driver ‘yells and hits it in the face’

A HORSE used to give tourists carriage rides around Fuengirola, Malaga has collapsed before the driver ‘hit it in the face’ and ‘yelled’ at it.

17 Sep, 2024 @ 18:03

Animals·Lead·Malaga·Video

Brits and locals in Marbella fume after waiting more than six weeks for refunds following string of cancelled concerts: Fiesta Live apologises and insists money will be returned

BRITS and locals are demanding answers after waiting more than six weeks for a refund following a string of cancelled concerts in Marbella. Many expats

16 Sep, 2024 @ 16:48

Lead·Marbella

Netflix is filming ‘Seven Dials’ in Spain’s Ronda this week: Mystery series features Game of Thrones star Iain Glen

RONDA will be star struck this week as Game of Thrones star, Iain Glen arrives to film the Netflix mystery series ‘Seven Dials.’ The dramatic

16 Sep, 2024 @ 13:12

Lead·Malaga

Malaga hopes to operate direct flights to New York throughout the year

Currently, the Costa del Sol airport offers direct flights to New York between May and September

14 Sep, 2024 @ 17:58

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Watch: Forest fire takes hold in Malaga’s Alhaurin el Grande as helicopter tackles blaze and thick black smoke billows into the sky

A FOREST fire has been declared in the Malaga town of Alhaurin el Grande. According to Andalucia’s firefighting service INFOCA, a ‘heavy duty’ helicopter has

13 Sep, 2024 @ 14:50

Environment·Lead·Malaga

The countdown begins for Ronda’s iconic 101 Legion race: Timetable and Interesting facts

These are the 10 happiest towns in Spain, according to a poll – and half of them are in Andalucia

A POLL has revealed the 10 happiest towns in Spain, and half of them are in Andalucia. A study asked locals to rank their ‘well-being,

13 Sep, 2024 @ 12:04

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Malaga

Remembering one of the Costa del Sol’s most devastating forest fires: How this week three years ago saw 3,000 people evacuated and a heroic firefighter killed by raging inferno in the Sierra Bermeja

THIS week marks three years since the start of the devastating Sierra Bermeja forest fire – the worst blaze registered in Spain in 2021 –

11 Sep, 2024 @ 16:06

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Video

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French tourist, 74, dies while swimming off popular beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FRENCH tourist has died after being pulled from the sea on the Costa del Sol. The 74-year-old was seen floating in the water off

11 Sep, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Two gorgeous towns in Malaga maintain their positions on the ‘100 most beautiful pueblos in Spain’ list – but have YOU visited them yet?

The ranking, by National Geographic, is updated every year, with thousands of picturesque towns vying to be named among the cream of the crop

10 Sep, 2024 @ 20:00

Andalucia·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

World’s best chef Dabiz Muñoz to open ‘gourmet spaces’ at four major airports in Spain

DABIZ Muñoz, the highly-acclaimed Madrid-born chef, has premiered his first airport dining concept set to land at four terminals across Spain this year. The Hungry

10 Sep, 2024 @ 14:41

Barcelona·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

British plumbing tycoon makes permanent move to Marbella: Charlie Mullins ‘is selling up’ in the UK amid fears of a Labour tax raid on the rich

BRITAIN’S richest plumber has revealed he is making a permanent move to the Costa del Sol amid fears of a tax raid on the rich

10 Sep, 2024 @ 13:13

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Politics·Property