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IN PICTURES: Don’t be alarmed Americans! Spain’s Semana Santa processions are in full swing – and they’re NOT the KKK

AS Spain’s Semana Santa celebrations draw thousands of visitors, many are startled by the distinctive capirotes worn in processions across the country. Holy Tuesday was

16 Apr, 2025 @ 11:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

The drought in Spain’s Costa del Sol is officially over with the rest of Malaga is expected to follow

THE Costa del Sol’s long-standing drought has officially come to an end, with reservoir levels now comfortably above emergency thresholds and water restrictions being lifted.

15 Apr, 2025 @ 11:01

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Son-in-law of Hungarian president cruising around Marbella in €600k Ferrari raises corruption questions

THE son-in-law of Hungary’s president was seen cruising the roads of Marbella in a €600k Ferrari fuelling ongoing allegations that Viktor Orbán has used his

15 Apr, 2025 @ 10:39

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella

Robbie Williams making waves in the Costa del Sol: Pop icon christens new cruise ship before donning Malaga football shirt

AN iconic partnership has taken place in Malaga between Robbie Williams and TUI Cruises as part of the inauguration of their latest cruise liner. The

14 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Bulls, Blood & VR: Malaga’s La Malagueta rings in the future of bullfighting

ONE of Spain’s most iconic bullrings has just had a high-tech facelift — and it’s nothing like you’ve seen before. The Immersive Exhibition Centre of

14 Apr, 2025 @ 11:50

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga

‘Spain isn’t as cheap as you think anymore’: Brit goes from Benidorm to Marbella and is shocked at the price difference

A BRITISH expat in Benidorm has expelled the idea that Spain is always a cheap place to live. He originally moved to the coastal town

12 Apr, 2025 @ 09:00

Benidorm·Lead·Marbella

The ultimate inside job: Bank cleaner in Spain’s Marbella steals thousands when staff ‘not looking’

IN a case that’s left colleagues stunned, a cleaner working at a bank branch in Marbella has been arrested after allegedly stealing €16,000 in cash

11 Apr, 2025 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Two thirds of Costa del Sol residents would ditch their car if they could in indictment of Malaga’s lack of public transport

NEARLY 70% of respondents in Malaga province said that they would ditch their cars and use public transport if they could, according this year’s edition

9 Apr, 2025 @ 18:55

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Doctors, nurses and 34 tonnes of water at the ready: Spain’s gruelling 101-kilometre ultramarathon returns to Malaga

MORE than 10,000 people will take part in a famous ultramarathon race between 9 and 11 May, organised by the Spanish Legion. The challenge is

9 Apr, 2025 @ 17:30

Lead·Malaga·Sport

Doubts grow over Malaga’s ‘Puerto Banus’ project as Qatari funders miss another payment – But what is the new mega-port?

THE San Andres Marina project faces growing uncertainty as its Qatari backers have missed another crucial payment deadline. Al Alfia, the sovereign wealth fund linked

8 Apr, 2025 @ 14:34

Lead·Malaga·Property

Michelin star chefs share their journey with local students who dream of opening their own restaurants one day

MALAGA’S Michelin star chefs are passing on their best advice to a new generation of up and coming chefs. Organised by Chefs for Children, seven

8 Apr, 2025 @ 13:50

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Fuengirola’s Eurovision links – Spain’s entry Melody lives in the Costa del Sol town AND Norway’s entrant grew up there

AS Europe gears up for The Eurovision Song Contest in Basel (Switzerland) an unlikely spotlight is being thrown on modest Fuengirola on the Costa del

7 Apr, 2025 @ 17:47

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Two beaches on shores of Spain's Mar Menor get much-needed boost of extra sand

British tourists keep fingers crossed as Spanish authorities race to clear up beaches ahead of the Easter holidays in the Costa del Sol

AS Easter approaches, British tourists are hoping for pristine beaches as Spanish authorities race to clean up the coastline ahead of the holiday season. The

7 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Malaga nightclub in Spain is evacuated after ‘jealous girlfriend emptied entire can of pepper spray into her boyfriend’s face’

AROUND 300 people had to be evacuated out of a night club on the Costa del Sol on Saturday night. Revellers started coughing, having itchy

7 Apr, 2025 @ 11:45

Lead·Malaga

Francisco De La Torre 10.09.06 Macri Visita Al Alcalde De Malaga 1

Spain’s Malaga ponders ‘total ban’ of land sale to foreigners as it cancels plans to build 1,300 tourist homes

MALAGA is turning away from property sales to non-Spaniards. The city council is cancelling plans to build 1,300 tourist homes and is contemplating a ‘total

6 Apr, 2025 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property

‘Housing can never be a commodity, it must be a right we protect:’ Hundreds of thousands march across Spain

WHEN 22-year-old Málaga student Elena’s parents were her age, they could easily afford to buy an apartment in the city. Now Elena cannot even afford

5 Apr, 2025 @ 20:47

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

‘My first room was €200, now it’s €500’: Protests erupt around Spain calling for radical change and a return to affordable housing

AN estimated 30,000 protestors are marching through the streets of Málaga today to demand safe, healthy and affordable housing. They join the thousands marching in

5 Apr, 2025 @ 12:39

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Mastermind of Swedish fraud ring, 36, which ripped off Scandinavian investors is arrested in Spain's Marbella

Mastermind of Swedish fraud ring arrested: Gang ripped off investors in Scandinavia from Spain’s Marbella

A SWEDISH fraudster who ripped off investors to the tune of over €2.3 million via a bogus investment scheme has been arrested in Marbella. The

4 Apr, 2025 @ 11:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Pickpocket arrested in Malaga: What is the notorious ‘Ronaldinho’ technique that has ensnared thousands of tourists in Spain over the years?

CRUISE ship passengers were the target of an old school pickpocket technique in Malaga that has caught out an untold number of tourists to Spain

3 Apr, 2025 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

‘Ten seconds later it would’ve been our turn’: Witnesses recount horror of shooting in Spain’s Malaga ‘as children were leaving school’

GUNSHOTS broke the quiet in the Malaga district of Carretera de Cadiz at around 6pm on Wednesday. The suspect is still on the run.Four people

3 Apr, 2025 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Ryanair announces four new routes from Spain’s Malaga – including one new flight to the UK

RYANAIR has announced that it will start flying from new destinations to Malaga airport this summer. The north east of England will now be serviced

3 Apr, 2025 @ 11:30

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Two brothers jailed in Spain’s Malaga ‘for beating a homeless Irishman to death with a rock’

TWO BROTHERS have received a nine-year jail sentence for beating a homeless Irishman to death. They were also ordered to pay €150,000 to the victim’s

3 Apr, 2025 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Squatters get rent collector and 'large men' arrested for staging violent eviction in Spain

Shooting in Spain’s Malaga leaves four wounded: 73-year-old hit in the chest while gunman remains at large

FOUR men have been wounded in a shooting that took place this afternoon in Malaga city. A lone gunman opened fire on a group of

2 Apr, 2025 @ 20:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Malaga balcony tragedy update: Ukrainian couple threw themselves from building in 'suicide pact'

Malaga balcony tragedy update: Ukrainian couple in their 60s ‘threw themselves from building in suicide pact’

A UKRAINIAN couple who fell to their deaths from the eighth-floor of a Malaga City apartment block on Tuesday may have done so as a

1 Apr, 2025 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s pothole pain: March’s rains have dramatically ripped up Malaga’s roads – here’s the most affected areas

THE rainstorms of the past weeks have dramatically damaged roads in Andalucia, leaving many motorways and streets dotted with dangerous holes. Roadworks are set to

1 Apr, 2025 @ 17:10

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Little-known Malaga: Michael Coy gives a brief rundown on some lesser known spots in the Andalucian city

TO many of us, Málaga city is nothing special – the airport is out there somewhere, and the centre lacks the old-world charm of Sevilla

1 Apr, 2025 @ 11:20

Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

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